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Tehran and Washington: Back from the Abyss of Futility - 0 views

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    Some realities made Iranians would not believe that Washington had only humanitarian motives for its action to admit the ailing and deposed Iranian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi into the United States, John Limbert former US embassy staff to Tehran wrote in an article.
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US steps up anti-IS raids, Iran invited to Syria talks | SAMAA TV - 0 views

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    "WASHINGTON: The United States announced that Iran may take part in talks to end the civil war in Syria and warned of increased military action against the Islamic State."
Doc Darko

No recession for Elected Representatives - 0 views

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    If you feel abandoned by the government, the truth might be that your own representatives are just selling you out. As majority of Americans get poorer, fat-cat politicians only get richer. While 250 members - nearly 50 percent - of Congress are millionaires, one-in-ten residents of Washington DC live below half of the poverty line.
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Dalai Lama dance becomes routine for US and China - 0 views

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    When the Dalai Lama came to Washington in 2009 on one of his frequent lecture tours, Barack Obama didn't invite him to the White House as the new president sought to start on the right foot with China.
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US,Israel, benefited most from Beirut blasts: Parliament speaker - 0 views

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    Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani on Wednesday condemned two blasts near Iranian Embassy in Beirut and stressed that Washington and Tel Aviv have benefited most from such terrorist operations.
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Poll: More Americans dislike Iran deal than support Washington Post - 0 views

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    More Americans disapprove than approve of the short-term deal with Iran to rein in its nuclear program, according to a new poll.
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US sends envoy to violence-plagued south Sudan - 0 views

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    The United States and other foreign powers stepped up pressure on South Sudan's feuding ethnic factions to settle their differences, as Washington dispatched an envoy to the violence-wracked region.
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Iran's current uranium enrichment 'not acceptable': US - 0 views

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    WASHINGTON, Sept 17, 2014 (AFP) - Iran cannot convince the world that its current ability to enrich uranium is acceptable, the top US negotiator said on Tuesday ahead of new nuclear talks with global powers.
michael gordon

Schwarzenegger Rips Romney, GOP For Stimulus Hypocrisy - 0 views

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    Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-Calif.) accused his Republican colleagues in Washington on Sunday of blatant hypocrisy on the stimulus package -- railing against the jobs bill in public while posing for stimulus-related projects and ceremonies in their home districts.
michael gordon

Obama's Health Care Summit: Merely Political Theater? - 0 views

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    WASHINGTON — Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange.
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Ukraine showdown to shadow Obama in Europe - 0 views

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    President Barack Obama departs Washington late Monday on a trip to Europe ringing with historic echoes, where sudden turbulence has rocked the political and security order and reshaped his foreign policy.
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Susan Rice hints at 'lethal' aid to Syrian rebels - 0 views

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    President Barack Obama's top foreign policy advisor Susan Rice on Friday said Washington was providing "lethal and non-lethal" support to select members of the Syrian opposition, offering more detail than usual on U.S. assistance.
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Iran, 6 powers move closer to nuke talks deal - 0 views

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    VIENNA (AP) - Iran and the United States have tentatively agreed on a formula that Washington hopes will reduce Tehran's ability to make nuclear arms by committing it to ship to Russia much of the material needed for such weapons, diplomats say.
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US demands exchanging Tehran-held spy - 0 views

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    Tehran, YJC. Washington has requested Iran to exchange Amir Mirzaee Hekmati, a spy that is serving a ten-year prison term in Iran.
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Obama warns N. Korea over Sony hack: 'We will respond' - 0 views

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    WASHINGTON, Dec 20, 2014 (AFP) - US President Barack Obama on Friday warned North Korea it would face retaliation for a crippling cyber attack on Sony Pictures over an irreverent film comedy that infuriated Pyongyang.
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US slams N. Korea offer on nuclear tests as 'implicit threat' - 0 views

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    MUNICH, Germany, Jan 11, 2015 (AFP) - The United States on Saturday slammed an offer by North Korea to suspend future nuclear tests temporarily if Washington cancels military drills with the South as an "implicit threat."
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Regular people far outnumber foreigners in NSA spying: report - 0 views

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    Regular Internet users, including Americans, far outnumber legally-targeted foreigners in electronic communications intercepted by the National Security Agency, The Washington Post reported Saturday.
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Rhode Island Could be Next Ferguson: Civil Rights Group - 0 views

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    WASHINGTON, November 26 (Sputnik) - Rhode Island police disproportionately arrest African American individuals at a rate that could foster racial tensions, similar to those in Ferguson, Policy Associate for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Rhode Island, Hillary Davis, has told Sputnik.
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Declassified diplomacy: Washington's hesitant plans for a military coup in pre-revoluti... - 0 views

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    The president's man in Tehran was feeling the pressure and needed reassurance. On 12 January 1979, General Robert "Dutch" Huyser wrote to Harold Brown, US secretary of defense, and General David Jones, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to make sure he knew what they wanted him to do.
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