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10 influential authors who came to the US as immigrants
These 10 immigrant authors have all made significant contributions to US literature and culture.
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Top 3 threats to the United States: the good and bad news
The annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community is out this week, a widely-anticipated report compiled by the nation’s intelligence agencies. Here is the good and bad news about the top three threats facing the United States, according to an unclassified version of the report.
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Hugo Chavez: 10 outrageous things he said about the US
Hugo Chavez, whose death was announced Tuesday, will be remembered worldwide as much for what he said as for what he did during his 14-year rule of Venezuela. From the vitriolic to bizarre, here is a list of 10 outrageous comments he made about the “Yankee empire” and its leaders.
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When dictators fall, so do their banknotes
The following now defunct or possibly soon-to-be defunct banknotes are imbued with the symbols and iconography of their leaders, past and present.
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2013 Oscar nominations: 15 films that came from the printed page
The list of Oscar nominations features 15 movies that got their start in the world of words, from Snow White to a Tolstoy classic.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's deft move on anti-Iran defense missiles
He holds a bolder card just before talks with Tehran about its nuclear program around the corner.
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Why Europe wants stiffer sanctions on Iran
Germany, France, and UK are ready to impose oil and gas sanctions on Iran to stave off military strikes. But Oct. 1 talks about Iran's nuclear program will likely delay any moves.
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Opinion: Obama's dilemma in Iraq's Camp Ashraf
The US isn't supposed to intervene. But unless it does, Iranian exiles there face retribution from a brutal regime.
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Europeans set low expectations for Iran talks
Historic negotiations set for Oct. 1 will showcase an emboldeneded Tehran angling to buy more time to develop its nuclear capabilities, European analysts say.
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US will join talks with Iran
But the Oct. 1 meeting may simply set the stage for the US to seek tougher sanctions against Tehran for its nuclear program.
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Iran nuclear proposal rejected as Russia dismisses sanctions
President Obama had hoped to pressure Iran by building international consensus on tougher sanctions.
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US official disavows 'artificial deadlines' for action on Iran
Susan Rice, US ambassador to the UN, sounded less strident Friday in addressing Iran’s nuclear program than Secretary of State Clinton has.
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Iran has enough fuel for a nuke bomb? That's old news.
Iran does have enough fuel to, in theory, make a nuclear bomb. But that's been public knowledge since February.
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US: Iran may have fuel for crude nuclear weapon
The news comes ahead of a Sept. 23 deadline set by the US for Iran to agree to talks.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's options to avert war with Iran
As the nuclear standoff builds to a late-September deadline, the US must maneuver as well as Kennedy did during the 1962 Cuban crisis.
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Mitchell meets with Israelis as settlement issue looms
The US Mideast envoy called the meeting "good" but didn't say whether he discussed a settlement freeze, which Palestinians have called a prerequisite to peace talks.
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World powers tell Iran to answer fast on nuclear talks
Officials from Germany and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council met in Frankfurt Wednesday.
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Iran proposes nuclear talks ahead of global summit on sanctions
The US, France, Germany, Britain, China, and Russia meet this week to discuss potential further punishment.
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Opinion: Can you imagine healthcare town halls in North Korea?
Despite raucous moments, we're witnessing a grand spectacle of democracy in action in America.
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Ahmadinejad's new cabinet: more conservative than ever
Former British ambassador to Iran suggests ways to negotiate over nuclear policy.
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Nuclear report on Iran finds cooperation. Problem for Obama?
He's set a September deadline after which sanctions might be toughened. But China and Russia might not join in if Tehran is showing progress.
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Thousands in Baghdad mourn Shiite leader Hakim
The funeral procession of the influential religious and political figure is to make its way south on Saturday to the holy city of Karbala, and then to Najaf, where Hakim will be buried.
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Iran's leader says Western agents not to blame, after all
Ayatollah Khamenei, Iran's most powerful man, says he's not convinced by show trials that June election protesters are tools of foreign powers.
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Skepticism over 'breakthrough' Middle East peace plan
London report of Israeli-Palestinian plan linked to Iran sanctions disputed by European experts.
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Reading Lolita in Tehran
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Ahmadinejad blames West for fomenting Iran unrest
The Iranian president's accusations come as opposition leaders start movement, challenge Supreme Leader's standing.
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Refugees' plea to US forces in Iraq: protect us
Human rights lawyers say the US should intervene to safeguard the Iranians at Camp Ashraf, which was raided by Iraqi security forces July 28.
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Iran 'show' trial escalates standoff
It put a French academic on trial Saturday and confirmed that it had transferred to Tehran three Americans detained on the Iran-Iraq border.
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Why Iran's Revolutionary Guards mercilessly crack down
A force to reckon with in President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s second term, the Guards are led by commanders whose worldview was forged during the devastating Iran-Iraq war.
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A small boat, a lot of gratitude
Two brothers set sail for Europe with the goal of raising money for America's troops.
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