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Hope grows that Iran could pull back from nuclear standoff
BEIRUT — The surprising election of Hassan Rowhani, a moderate cleric, as Iran's president has prompted a wave of speculation about a crucial question: Will Iran's new leadership be more willing to compromise on its nuclear program? No one knows...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Defense, Ali Akbar Velayati, Crisis, Iran's Nuclear Program
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North Korea suggests high-level talks with U.S.
SEOUL — The North Korean government Sunday suggested a high-level meeting with the United States "to ease the tension on the Korean peninsula," less than a week after its scheduled working-level talks with Seoul were called off. In what North...
Tags: Xi Jinping, Barack Obama, Pyongyang (North Korea), Park Geun-hye, Seoul (South Korea)
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North Korea calls for high-level talks with U.S.
SEOUL — The North Korean regime Sunday suggested a high-level meeting with the United States "to ease the tension on the Korean peninsula," less than a week after its scheduled working-level talks with Seoul were called off. In the National...
Tags: Xi Jinping, Barack Obama, Global Expansion, Pyongyang (North Korea), Park Geun-hye
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Iranians' desire for change fueled presidential upset
TEHRAN — The stunning landslide election of Hassan Rowhani as Iran's next president highlighted a deep frustration among many Iranians about the direction of their country, especially an economy marred by skyrocketing prices, stagnant salaries and...
Tags: Defense, Prisons, Ali Akbar Velayati, Religion and Belief, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Iran elects centrist Rowhani president to replace contentious Ahmadinejad
McClatchy Foreign StaffTEHRAN, Iran Centrist Hasan Rowhani won an absolute majority in Iran's presidential elections, a surprise outcome that could help raise spirits in a population fed up by the economic distress and international isolation that marked the era of outgoing...Tags: Jay Carney, Justice and Rights, Polls, Tehran (Iran), Mir-Hossain Mousavi
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Jeffrey Goldberg: Obama's plan to arm Syrian rebels falls short
Here are five observations, most of them depressing, about the Syrian civil war, formulated in light of the announcement by the White House that President Bashar al-Assad's regime has, in fact, used chemical weapons and that, in response, the U.S. will...Tags: Massacres, Barack Obama, Weaponry, Iran's Nuclear Program, Wars and Interventions
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No money in Pakistan budget for Iranian gas pipeline US opposed
McClatchy Foreign StaffISLAMABAD Pakistan's newly elected government Wednesday unveiled its first budget, which gave the go-ahead for buying two new nuclear power plants from China but made no allocation for a long-proposed natural gas pipeline from Iran that had sparked...Tags: Mountains, Saudi Arabia, Wars and Interventions, Kabul (Afghanistan), Career and Workplace
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Don't worry; the NSA doesn't care about you
Since I have nothing to hide and would like to protect myself and my family from terrorists, I have no problem with the government looking at my e-mails and listening to my phone calls ("NSA data surveillance sparks privacy debate," June 9). I see no...
Tags: National Security Agency, Terrorism, Politics, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Nuclear Weapons
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Don't be afraid of data mining
A free nation comes under a grave risk of attack. The people are sorely afraid. They naturally look to their government to protect them; it is perhaps the central reason government exists. The government takes steps, many of them secret, some of them...
Tags: Laws, Terrorism, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Science and Technology, Nuclear Weapons
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Letters: The bomb in U.S. history
Re "Preserving atomic history," Opinion, June 7 Though Stephanie Meeks seems to be convinced that a Manhattan Project National Park would provide space for thoughtful reflection about the legacy of nuclear weapons, there is strong reason to believe this...Tags: U.S. Army, U.S. Congress, Weaponry, National Parks, Politics
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Iran presidential race down to choice of 2 conservatives
TEHRAN — When Iranians go to the polls Friday, they will bid an unceremonious farewell to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the populist with the zip-up windbreaker who ran afoul of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, even as he became Iran's provocative face...
Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Apple iPad, Religion and Belief, Iran's Nuclear Program, Wars and Interventions
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The Week Ahead: North Korea conciliatory, Iran holds humdrum vote
North Korea: Baby steps back from the brink Wednesday, June 12 – After more than a month of ominous silence that followed threats to launch nuclear weapons, North Korea appears to be making modest motions toward easing tensions on the divided...
Tags: Ali Akbar Velayati, Weaponry, Pyongyang (North Korea), Tehran (Iran), Kim Jong Un
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