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King Abdullah II dismissed Jordan's cabinet and prime minister on Monday, appointing a leading jurist to take over the government and undertake reforms leading to new election laws and government accountability, according to a statement from the Department of Information and Communication.

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Larry King's top 'Larry King' momentsupdated: Fri May 28 2010 18:26:00

1. The NAFTA debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot -- It's an obvious choice for me. It changed history. Bill Clinton called the next day to say that NAFTA never would have passed without that show. So all things considered, I chose this for its impact and importance -- it had the largest viewership in cable history at the time. So that's why it's my number one.

Expert: CIA missed glaring red flags on double-agent bomberupdated: Tue Jan 12 2010 11:36:00

In the murky world of spying, where choices are generally among shades of gray, success, by definition, goes unnoticed.

Fortune: Can Jordan build on its relative success?updated: Thu Aug 13 2009 10:53:00

"We live in a bad neighborhood," one of King Abdullah's top advisors is telling me. "Sometimes, no matter how hard we try or how much progress we make, political events in this part of the world overwhelm them." Actually, it's even tougher than that for Jordan. They say oil and water don't go together, but sadly here they do. Jordan happens to be severely lacking in both: it currently imports 96% of its energy needs and is the fourth-poorest country in the world in terms of water resources.

Analysis: Pope's message to Muslims might prove riskyupdated: Sat May 09 2009 15:53:00

For more than 20 years, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, then the Vatican's top doctrinal czar, was the intellectual architect of the papacy of John Paul II.

Jordan asked Nixon to attack Syria, declassified papers showupdated: Wed Nov 28 2007 19:53:00

Jordan's King Hussein sent a secret message to President Richard Nixon in 1970 pleading with him to attack Syria, according to declassified documents released Wednesday by the former president's library.

Iraqi President treated for exhaustion in Jordan, son saysupdated: Sun Feb 25 2007 16:53:00

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani fell ill and was flown from northern Iraq to neighboring Jordan on Sunday for treatment of what his son called "fatigue and exhaustion coupled with dehydration."

Al-Zarqawi's homeupdated: Fri Nov 18 2005 14:34:00

There was a boom, then another. They were definitely explosions. We scrambled out to the balcony of our hotel.

King: Jordanians 'get mad, get even' updated: Fri Nov 11 2005 05:38:00

Jordan's King Abdullah II has vowed that the perpetrators of Wednesday's suicide bombings will be brought to justice.

Then & Now: Queen Noorupdated: Mon Aug 22 2005 11:17:00

In 1978 Arab-American Lisa Halaby left behind her western lifestyle, converted to Islam and married Jordan's handsome King Hussein. The king named her Queen Noor al-Hussein, " the light of Hussein." The fairy-tale romance endured for more than two decades, until the king's death in 1999.

CNN correspondent to wed Jordanian princeupdated: Fri Apr 23 2004 13:58:00

Former CNN correspondent Rym Brahimi is engaged to Jordanian King Abdullah II's half-brother, Prince Ali, the palace announced Friday.

Yassin: From refugee to spiritual leaderupdated: Mon Mar 22 2004 02:37:00

The founder and spiritual leader of Hamas, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, was killed by an Israeli airstrike as he left a mosque near his home in Gaza City early in the morning.

Fortune: IS THE WALL STREET JOURNAL CORRUPT? Of course not. Like all publications, it may blow a few stories. But the lurid charges in a updated: Mon Aug 23 1993 00:01:00

There's an old saying: ''Never get in a fight with a pig. You'll both get muddy, and the pig will just enjoy it.'' Nevertheless, I leap into the wallow to defend the Wall Street Journal -- in much ...

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