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Obama, Clinton, and foreign policy in the Middle East.

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Barack Obama says Israel is America's strongest ally in the Middle East, but skeptics contend he's soft on the Palestinians and not tough enough on Iran.

Hillary Clinton promises massive retaliation if Israel's ever attacked by Iran and an umbrella of deterrence that would go beyond that.

On to the point, does Obama suffer from guilt by association with his church pastor and others, who are the real advisors to his

campaign? Does Clinton really support a two-state solution? What about a preemptive attack on

Iran? On reporter's notebook later on, after the energy boom, what will be left of Wyoming?

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Hello again, Warren Alney. Back with To the Point. Barack Obama has been criticized as weak in support of Israel and not tough enough on Iran.

Hillary Clinton has talked about massive retaliation of Israel is attacked by Iran and an umbrella of deterrence all over the Middle East.

On To the Point, we'll explore their

differences and similarities on a crucial arena of foreign policy. On reporter's notebook is Wyoming

a sacrificial lamb in the oil and gas rush. Barack Obama advocates direct White House

talks with Iran. Hillary Clinton promises massive retaliation

of Israel is attacked by Iran. Once again, we'll be dealing with those issues in just a few

moments. First of all, the question of the Pennsylvania primary, where both Obama and

Clinton are trying to curb expectations. Clinton, who once led by 20%, says she'll be happy to win by a few points.

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