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U.N. Nuclear Agency Calls Iran Inquiry a Dead Enda
The director general of the United Nations nuclear watchdog declared in unusually blunt language on Thursday that Iran had stonewalled investigators about evidence that the country had worked on nuclear weapons design, and that his efforts to reveal the truth had "effectively reached a dead end." The comments by the official, Mohamed ElBaradei, ...
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Another Broken Myth: Foreclosures and Crime Rates
Remember when real estate foreclosures were decimating neighborhoods in Cleveland, eroding neighborhoods in Boston, creating ghost towns in Chicago? No? Then maybe you remember the foreclosure-driven crime wave that hit Washington D.C. ; Atlanta, Georgia ; and Charlotte, North Carolina ; prompting New York State ACORN President Pat Boone to explain ...
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Israel Settlement Halt Wins Approval From U.S., Rejected by Palestinians
Israela s government approved a 10- month halt to the construction of new homes in West Bank settlements, a move immediately welcomed by the U.S. and rejected by Palestinians.
Brazil, US official discuss differences
Brazilian diplomats denied Thursday that there is a crisis in relations with the U.S., while acknowledging differences with the government of President Barack Obama on issues such as Iran's nuclear ambitions and relations with post-coup Honduras.
Iranian-American faces new spy charge
Iran brought new espionage charges against an Iranian-American scholar who was already convicted of spying and sentenced to 15 years in prison in the country's crackdown following June's disputed presidential election, a human rights group said Thursday.
U.S. Says Iraq Poll Could Slip Amid Dispute Over Election Law
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that Iraq's national elections, set for January, "might slip" to a later date.
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Last week, when Hillary Clinton described our very own foreign secretary David Miliband as "tall and dashing", British womenfolk could be forgiven for scratching their heads in bemusement.
KAUL: Here's to Palin running for president in 2012
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Ford vs. Gillibrand for New York Senate Seat?
The last time we suggested that Harold Ford Jr. was interested in the New York U.S. Senate seat formerly held by Hillary Clinton, it was when Clinton surrendered her seat to become Secretary of State.
Israel approves 10-month settlement freeze
Israel agreed to a 10-month halt in construction in its West Bank settlements on Wednesday, drawing an immediate rejection from Palestinians because the freeze did not include east Jerusalem.
Officials Say Eisenberg Didn't Plug In GPS Bracelet
A man who held several people hostage at a Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign office two years ago was arrested again Tuesday, nearly a week after he was released from prison.
Karzai sworn in as Afghanistan president
KABUL, Afghanistan _ Hamid Karzai was sworn in today for a second-five year term as Afghanistan's president, assuming leadership of a war-battered nation and a government that the West is demanding be cleansed of corruption.
COHEN: Obama has lost moral clarity as president
In my set, I am known as the guy who always had some reservations about Barack Obama.
Advancing Women a Top Clinton Goal
When Hillary Rodham Clinton heard that an 8-year-old Saudi girl had been sold to a man in his 50s to pay off her father's debt, the U.S. secretary of state telephoned the Saudi foreign minister, Prince Saud al-Faisal, to protest.
Dispute over law means delay likely for Iraq elections
Iraq's pivotal national elections, originally scheduled for January, faced a likely delay of weeks or even longer after wrangling over a law setting terms for the polls broke down Monday.
Obama Could Lock in Afghanistan Decision Monday
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the... President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks during a meeting with members of his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov.
Clinton says Iraqi election might be delayed
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is holding out the possibility that Iraq's national election could be delayed beyond January because of a dispute over the allocation of seats in parliament.
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HAMID KARZAI was sworn in for a second term as Afghan president yesterday and vowed to make the country safe within five years.
DUP regroups for election fightback
THE DUP meets for its annual conference ending a year where its rise has been dramatically halted.
Iran Unrest Death Sentences 'Distressing,' Clinton Says
Death sentences imposed by Iran over unrest after disputed elections in June were unfortunate and distressing, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.
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