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Six reasons this UN General Assembly is must-see TV
World leaders descend on New York for the annual United Nations gathering, starting Sept. 25. If the recent past is any guide, it can be a memorable, even explosive, occasion. Here are six moments to watch for, to brace for, this time.
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4 ways US and Iran can make nuclear talks work
The Moscow talks on Iran’s nuclear program ended in stalemate June 19, as both cynics and optimists anticipated. While low-level experts will meet in July, the next set of sanctions against Iran are scheduled to kick in within weeks, arguably restarting the whole negotiating process. The next time around, the parties should consider broadening their approach in these four ways.
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Iran's nuclear program: 4 things you probably didn't know
Do the US and Israel believe that Iran has a nuclear weapons program? Did President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad really promise to "wipe Israel off the map"? The answers may surprise you.
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8 reasons America is not in decline
As many as 70 percent of Americans believe that the United States is in decline. And who can blame them? High unemployment. Crushing debt. Political gridlock. For all the unrelenting gloom, Old Dominion University political science professor Steve Yetiv explains that America remains strong in key areas, unlikely to be superseded by another country anytime soon. He urges readers to consider these 8 facts:
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5 ways Americans and Iranians are surprisingly similar
Despite escalating US-Iran tensions, remarkable similarities between their peoples have prompted some to suggest that the US and Iran could one day be powerful ‘natural’ allies.
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Iraqi Christians cling to last, waning refuges
Al Qaeda-linked militants and Kurdish ultranationalists are both pressuring Iraq's largest Christian enclave.
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Ahmadinejad's Iraq visit bolsters Iran's influence
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with key Iraqi leaders and offered the country a $1 billion loan as he began a two-day visit Sunday.
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Opinion: Oil for nukes – mostly a bad idea
Bartering nuclear technology for oil is a path to the spread of nuclear weapons.
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U.S. seeks more U.N. sanctions on Iran
The latest IAEA report was hailed by Iran's president as a 'historic victory." But the US still sees evidence of a weapons program.
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In Iraq, Saddam Hussein's old guard remains on fringes
Washington contends that allowing ex-Baathists back into the fold is key to undercutting the insurgency.
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Reporters on the Job
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Iran sees less threat in exiled MKO militants
Some 100 members of the Iranian antiregime group have left a holding camp in Iraq in recent weeks. Iran says amnesty offer holds.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about Bush's diplomacy, Benazir Bhutto's will, racial bias in soccer, and the overload of information in schools.
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World
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Opinion: Why the Saudis aren't lifting a finger to ease oil prices
Their break from past oil policy is significant.
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Al Qaeda goes north: Police chief killed in Mosul
The provincial police chief died in a suicide bombing Thursday while inspecting the site of a major bombing in Mosul.
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The inflation squeeze tightens
Prices spiked 4.1 percent last year, the highest increase in 17 years.
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Terrorism & Security
In Baghdad, Rice praises law reintegrating former BaathistsThe US supports a new law designed to allow some members of Saddam Hussein's party to return to government.
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With Rice in Baghdad, U.S. pushes Iraq to clear more 'benchmarks'
The Secretary of State paid a surprise visit Tuesday amid signs that political reconciliation is gaining some traction in Iraq.
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World
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Baghdad's brave librarian
Loud talkers, lost books ... and the occasional sniper fire, rocket attacks, and death threats are what Saad Eskander is up against in rebuilding the National Library and Archive.
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Reporters on the Job
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Baghdad book market revives after devastating bomb
A correspondent who often visits the popular Mutanabi market finds it to be a useful gauge of hope in the Iraqi capital.
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A handbook for Muslim teens
Being a young Muslim in the US got much tougher after 9/11, so a brother-sister team came up with a book to help peers in their faith.
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Thinkers gather to act on world problems
Pop!Tech conference in Camden, Maine, aims to harness synergy to tackle issues.
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