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U.S. does not believe Iran is trying to build nuclear bomb
As U.S. and Israeli officials talk publicly about the prospect of a military strike against Iran's nuclear program, one fact is often overlooked: U.S. intelligence agencies don't believe Iran is actively trying to build an atomic bomb.
A highly...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Policy, George Bush, Tehran (Iran)
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Koran burning: Can military do more to avoid offending Muslims?
World NowKoran, Afghanistan, U.S., Muslims, Islam: Hundreds of Afghans are throwing stones, burning tires and chanting "Death to America!" after news broke that U.S. personnel inadvertently burned copies of the Koran at a military base north of Kabul. The protests... -
Choosing sides on Sarah Palin
As Republicans wage a sharply divisive presidential nominating contest, HBO is preparing to release a television film on the 2008 ascent of then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin that seems sure to reopen the wounds of that lost campaign and reignite controversy...Tags: Jay Roach, Elections, Satellite and Cable Service, Barack Obama, Woody Harrelson
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State Department calls on Iranian exile group to move
World NowREPORTING FROM WASHINGTON -- The State Department on Tuesday called on the Mujahedin Khalq, an exiled Iranian group living in Iraq, to leave its current camp and relocate to a former U.S. Air Base near Baghdad. More than 3,000 members of the movement live... -
The West to Syria's rebels: You aren't Libya
Opinion L.A.Syria's rebels must wonder: Where's the NATO air power? What's a rebel group got to do for a few 500-lb. bombs? But the sad truth is, the Western cavalry isn't coming.... -
Goldberg: A U.N. — but for good guys
The governments in Russia and China very much want to uphold the principle that every now and then the state must crush people who want freedom. That is why they worked together to veto a fairly toothless United Nations resolution condemning the regime in...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Bashar Assad, Bill Clinton, Syria, Muammar Gaddafi
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Book review: 'The Mirage' by Matt Ruff
The Mirage
A Novel
Matt Ruff
Harper: 414 pp., $25.99
In his essay "How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later" — published posthumously in 1985 — Philip K. Dick lays out the challenges of the novelist who invents a...Tags: David Koresh, Literature, Philip K Dick, World War II (1939-1945), September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Muhammad Ali's legacy still both butterfly and bee
Muhammad Ali turns 70 on Tuesday, and for many of those 70 years, he has had us all on the ropes.
To say he is merely a famous boxer is to say the sky is always blue. There are so many sides to him his nickname should be Octagon.
Now, he is revered....Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), Sonny Liston, Joe Frazier, The Happiest News!, 2016 Olympic Games
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Suicide bombing at Baghdad funeral kills 32 people
World NowA suicide car bomb detonated Friday at a busy Baghdad intersection as a funeral procession was passing by, killing 32 people and injuring 65, authorities said.... -
U.S., Europe choose risky strategy with sanctions on Iran
By imposing new economic sanctions that aim to punish ordinary Iranians as well as high-ranking officials, Washington and its European allies have embraced a risky strategy that could backfire on their efforts to stop Tehran's suspected nuclear weapons...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Manufacturing and Engineering, Nuclear Policy, Tehran (Iran), Foreign Aid
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Crisis takes toll on Syria economy
In the maze of alleyways that makes up the Old City of Damascus, traders finger worry beads and stare dejectedly from deserted shops that sell handicrafts, clothing and spices.
"This market is based on tourists," said Abu Adnan, who works in one of the...Tags: Economic Policy, Money and Monetary Policy, Tourism and Leisure, Iran, New Year's Day
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In Iraq, Haditha case is reminder of justice denied
The teacher still keeps family photos of the dead, visual mementos of lives cut short in an unremitting hail of gunfire.
"The Americans killed children who were hiding inside the cupboards or under the beds," said Rafid Abdul Majeed Hadithi, 43, a...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Religion and Belief, Bombings
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