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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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4 ways US can boost cyber security
The US needs a proactive cyber foreign policy that goes beyond naming and shaming. Here are four steps the US can take to bolster its diplomatic efforts to address cybersecurity threats.
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11 survival stories from around the world
These survivors experienced extraordinary circumstances; hurricanes, tornados, and avalanches, and lived to tell the tale.
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Cuban Missile Crisis: the 3 most surprising things you didn't know
Fifty years ago, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union within a hair’s breadth of nuclear war. Here are three things that many Americans don’t know about what historians routinely call “the most dangerous moment in human history.”
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5 top childcare options: costs and value, from day care to nanny
Which childcare option is right for you?
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Guantánamo Uighurs: pack your bags for Palau
The tiny Pacific nation agreed Monday to accept the detainees – along with $200 million in US aid.
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US weighs options to free journalists in North Korea
A tougher stance toward Pyongyang may complicate efforts to negotiate the release of the two women, who were sentenced Monday to 12 years of hard labor.
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North Korea sentences US journalists to 12 years
The regime found the two reporters guilty of unspecified 'grave' crimes and sentenced them to 'reform through labor.'
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How an American couple came to be spies for Cuba
Kendall and Gwendolyn Myers were recruited from academia by Fidel Castro's intelligence service - one of the best in the world.
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North Korea silent on American journalists' trial
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg met with Chinese officials in Beijing Friday after having met S. Korea's president in Seoul. Sanctions against the North were a central topic.
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Israelis react to Obama's speech
US President softens language on Hamas, calls for halt to Israeli West Bank settlements.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about religious leadership in Iraq, illegal immigration, an impending crisis in Sudan, and culture references across the generations.
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US to spend $1 billion on embassy expansions in Pakistan, Afghanistan
Diplomatic presence on the scale of Iraq prompts concerns in Pakistan about American meddling
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Is diplomacy with Iran futile?
Experts gathered to debate US policy toward Iran, and then let the audience decide.
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Can Moscow stop North Korea's nuclear march?
Russia helped North Korea for decades. But now its influence with the "rogue" nation has waned.
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Has North Korea finally gone too far?
Consensus is rising in the international community: Enough cajoling, it's time to get tough.
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US nuclear accord with a Persian Gulf state raises concerns about proliferation
Backers say the agreement with the United Arab Emirates is a model for other countries in the region. But critics worry about the UAE's ties with Iran.
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Obama demands that Israel stop settlements. How feasible is that?
The US and Israel agreed this week to establish a joint committee on how to implement a freeze outlined in the 2003 road map.
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The torture debate
Why does the line between coercion and torture seem so shadowy now?
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Mexico's next war on drugs
Addiction skyrockets as drugs bound the US circulate within Mexico.
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To meet June deadline, US and Iraqis redraw city borders
'What is a city' is one question the US and Iraq must answer as they try to balance a requirement that US combat forces withdraw from cities next month and the need for US help to maintain security.
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Islamist offensive ruins the West's plan for Somalia
Militant Islamists have the moderate government surrounded in Mogadishu. If they took over, it would be a devastating blow to US counter-terrorism and anti-piracy efforts in East Africa.
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Chicken Kyiv?
The question of 'What's in a name?' is sometimes a bit tricky.
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Is Cheney helping or hurting the GOP?
The former vice president is charging hard in defense of Bush-era antiterror policies, but some party analysts say other Republican voices need to emerge.
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Opinion: Shanghai's 2010 Expo: the 'Economic Olympics'
World Expos have been a snooze in the West for decades. But China's first one ever next year will be a wake-up call.
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Spike in suicide attacks: Is Al Qaeda in Iraq coming back?
US intelligence officials do not see a reversal in security gains, but Iraqi political maneuvering could affect decisions to keep US troops in trouble spots.
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US 'Afpak' strategy troubles some in US and Pakistan
American lawmakers say they haven't been briefed on plans, as some in Pakistan describe the administration as 'confused.'
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The Monitor's View: US drops a ball in Iraq
Washington must reconnect with Iraqi religious leaders.
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Iran release of US journalist removes obstacle to US-Iran dialogue
Roxanna Saberi was freed after three months in prison on charges of spying.
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Somali insurgency driving thousands of refugees to Kenya
Islamist militias' clashes with Somalia's government has forced more than 25,000 to flee.
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