Obama and Saudi King Sidestep Dispute Over Iran Nuclear Dealby PETER BAKER Friday September 4th, 2015 at 4:02 PM

Obama and Saudi King Sidestep Dispute Over Iran Nuclear Deal

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WASHINGTON — President Obama and King Salman of Saudi Arabia met at the White House on Friday in hopes of moving past their differences four months after the king refused the president’s invitation to visit amid concerns over American negotiations with Iran.

During brief public remarks at the beginning of their meetings, neither of the leaders directly addressed the disagreement that has driven a wedge between their countries, namely the deal to lift sanctions against Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program. Instead, they stressed a long history of cooperation and friendship between the United States and Saudi Arabia.

“We’ll discuss the importance of effectively implementing the deal to ensure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapon while counteracting its destabilizing activities in the region,” Mr. Obama told reporters in his only reference to the Iran agreement. King Salman made no mention of Iran at all in his response.

Saudi leaders have grudgingly come to accept the Iran agreement despite deep reservations about its effectiveness, a recognition on their part that they cannot stop the deal from going forward. While Congress may vote to reject the agreement, Mr. Obama has corralled enough Democratic votes to sustain a veto of a Republican resolution of disapproval.

A short overview of important highlights from the Iran nuclear deal.

The king’s decision to come to Washington was a signal that the Saudis are now focused on making the best of the situation. The Pentagon is finalizing a $1 billion arms agreement with Saudi Arabia that will provide weapons for its war effort against the Islamic State and Yemen, part of an Obama administration strategy of tamping down opposition by Persian Gulf states to the Iran deal through increased security cooperation.

Saudi Arabia had stiffed Mr. Obama when he first tried that approach in the spring with a summit meeting at Camp David of the leaders of six gulf states. The White House initially announced that King Salman would attend, only to be caught off guard when Saudi officials said that he would instead send two top princes to represent him. At the time, some administration officials denied that it was a snub, suggesting that the trip might be too arduous for the 79-year-old monarch.

King Salman seemed unrestrained by physical limits four months later, however, as he and Mr. Obama resolved to move ahead on a variety of issues, including counterterrorism, business and energy.

“Once again, Mr. President, I’m happy to come to a friendly country to meet a friend, and we want to work together for world peace,” the king said in the Oval Office. “Our region must achieve stability, which is essential for the prosperity of its people and in our country thank God we are prosperous, but we want prosperity for the entire region. And we are willing to cooperate with you in order to achieve that.”

During their public remarks, Mr. Obama touched only briefly on the other difficult issues confronting the two, including the war in Yemen, where American officials have expressed concern that Saudi military actions have caused civilian casualties, and in Syria, where the two sides cooperate against the Islamic State but have deep disagreements about how to handle the broader civil war...

Obama and Saudi King Sidestep Dispute Over Iran Nuclear Dealby PETER BAKER

Friday September 4th, 2015 at 4:02 PM

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At the beginning of their meetings at the White House, the two leaders stressed a long history of cooperation and friendship between their nations.

Prominent Anti-Assad Cleric Killed in Syria Bombing - New York Times

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Prominent Anti-Assad Cleric Killed in Syria Bombing New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — Two rare explosions went off Friday near a hospital in a province in southern Syria, killing a prominent anti-government cleric and at least seven others, pro-government media and activists said. Sheikh Wahid Balous was one of the ... and more »

Clashes in Tajikistan Leave 17 Dead

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An outbreak of violence in Tajikistan left 17 people dead on Friday, raising fears of a return to unrest in a Central Asian nation still scarred by civil war.

Russian Elections Monitoring Group Golos Could Liquidate

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Russian independent elections monitor declared foreign agent, could liquidate

Amid Grief, Jill Biden Said to Share VP's Hesitation on 2016

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Amid grief over son, Jill Biden said to share VP's hesitation about a White House run

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Feds Spend $236,517 for Cellphone Game to Teach 11-Year-Old Kenyans How to Use Condoms by Elizabeth Harrington

Friday September 4th, 2015 at 3:59 PM

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending over $200,000 to create a mobile game that will teach young teens in Kenya to use condoms.

The game also seeks to “educate very young adolescents” about HIV and “harmful gender norms.”

“The overall goal of the proposed project is to contribute to reductions in HIV incidence among youth in sub- Saharan Africa,” according to the NIH grant. “The objective of our proposed study is to advance that goal by developing, building and pilot-testing an interactive electronic game for preadolescents that will be informed by socio-behavioral and pedagogical theories, evidence-based practice, and unique formative research on youth sexual culture in sub- Saharan Africa.”

The primary goal of the project is to “design and develop a mobile phone game for young Kenyans ages 11-14 focused on increasing age at sexual debut and condom use at first sex.”

The game will be tested on 60 young teens in western Kenya to see whether they are willing to play the game and to evaluate how much they like it.

Researchers believe the game could reduce unintended pregnancy, “challenge harmful gender norms and HIV stigma, and foster dialogue with parents and guardians.”

The study has cost taxpayers $236,517 so far.

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There’s Still Room for Mischief After Iran Deal Voteby Andy Wright

Friday September 4th, 2015 at 3:58 PM

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It became clear this week that opponents of the Iran nuclear agreement willnot have the votes in Congress necessary to retract the President’s sanctions waiver authority by means of H.J. Res. 64, a resolution of disapproval. The President needed at least 34 “no” votes in the Senate in order to sustain his promised veto. With the addition of three more senatorswho announced Thursday that they will support the deal, the President may even reach 41 no votes, which would be the number required to successfully filibuster the measure designed to block the deal. If that happens, there is a chance the Senate Majority Leader wouldn’t even bring it to the floor, although there are significant political benefits to forcing the vote. More importantly, a filibuster would spare the President from having to use the veto.

Over the coming weeks we will move from the congressional acquiescence phase to the implementation phase. We now know that Congress will not formally prohibit the Iran deal. However, the deal will likely move forward under the weight of votes recording opposition from a majority of Senators and Representatives, which is not optimal as a matter of public diplomacy and resolve.

Now that the fate of the resolution of disapproval has become clear, some opponents of the Iran deal have started to float trial balloons about how to undermine the deal rather than defeat it outright. During the remainder Obama administration, most of those balloons will pop on the horns of the President’s veto power. However, there are some opportunities for opponents’ influence and mischief during the implementation phase.

A couple of ideas suggest that Congress do something short of categorical disapproval. For example, Orde Kittrie argues that Congress should pass language in the resolution of disapproval that would “specify what changes would be needed to meet congressional requirement.” He cites a long history of congressional rejections and conditions related to treaties and international agreements. He notes that “[o]ur negotiating partners should not be surprised if Congress takes the less drastic step of returning it to the President for renegotiation.” Express conditions from Congress could have the effect of making Congress appear more constructive than obstructionist. But that legislation would still have to overcome the President’s veto. Therefore, the persuasive value of this approach on the Senate membership vis-à-vis a veto-proof majority — and not its persuasiveness to domestic and international audiences — would be the only salient political effect.

Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who opposes the deal, suggested that Congress disapprove it but authorize the Joint Plan of Action, which would release $700 million per month while Iran negotiates in good faith. This, too, would be a modest signal of good faith on Congress’s part but it would again require a veto-proof majority due to President Obama’s opposition.

In a different approach, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Oklahoma’s Republican Attorney General Scott Pruitt argue that the states should sanction Iran notwithstanding the terms of the Iran deal. They cite provisions of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (CISADA) that authorize states “to divest the assets of the State or local government from, or prohibit investment of the assets of the State or local government in, any person that the State or local government determines … engages in investment activities in Iran.” CISADA Section 202(f) expressly disclaims federal preemption in order to avoid issues presented in Crosby v. National Foreign Trade Council and American Insurance Association v. Garamendi.

The Iran deal does nothing to withdraw state divestment authority. Secretary of State John Kerryconfirmed in congressional testimony that the Iran deal, as an executive agreement, leaves that authority undisturbed. However, pursuant to the Iran deal, the administration agreed to “actively encourage” states to drop their sanction on Iran. Secretary Kerry stated that “if Iran is fully compliant with the agreement … we will take steps to urge [the states] not to interfere” by continuing sanctions.

The state authority provision is consistent with cooperative federalism of an aggressive and comprehensive Iran sanctions regime. However, now that the Executive seeks to ease sanctions on Iran pursuant to the deal, Inhofe and Pruitt seek to invoke the state authority in a spirit of uncooperative federalism. While the scope of state authority is limited to public monies, aggressive state sanctions identifying individuals and corporations as Iran business partners would frustrate Executive policy to a degree.

Areas in which Congress certainly has a continued role, and therefore leverage, are appropriations and oversight. Last month, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) threatened to withhold US funding for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) unless Congress is allowed to review the agreements between the IAEA and Iran designed to implement inspections and enforcement of Iran’s obligations under the deal. The United States provides around $88 million to the IAEA annually, which is approximately a quarter of its yearly budget. Given Graham’s role as chair of the relevant Senate appropriations subcommittee, it is not an idle threat. (A side note: I am working on a law review article that explores congressional oversight interests as applied to international organizations and foreign sovereigns that receive US funds.)

The Executive has periodic reporting requirements that will serve as oversight forcing functions. Sharon Squassoni and Chris Coughlin suggest that Congress establish a task force for Iran Deal Compliance or that the Senate reconstitute the Arms Control Observer Group as platforms for coordinated and sustained oversight of compliance with the nuclear agreement. Congressional leadership would have to weigh the policy coordination and public message value of a unified oversight platform against the likely resistance by committee chairs with existing oversight jurisdiction. In any scenario, a Congress that is inhospitable to the Administration’s Iran policy will continue to control appropriations and conduct oversight.

Three major events next year could also have a major effect on the implementation phase: (1) US congressional elections, (2) the US presidential election, and (3) the sunset of the Iran Sanctions Act. Congress could either remain opposed by a simple majority, increase opposition to veto override levels, or become supportive of the Iran agreement. The new President could change Iran policy, as several Republican candidates have promised to do.

Further, the sunset provision will force congressional action on our complicated Iran sanctions regime that will play into the election outcome dynamics. At present, Menendez and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) have introduced legislation that would extend the Iran Sanctions Act by 10 years. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) has promised to pass that legislation out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after the vote on the disapproval resolution. However, a successful extension will require normal bicameral passage and presentment. Therefore, legislation hostile to Executive policy would have to survive a veto, and negotiations will be conducted in a veto’s shadow.

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Sinai bomb blasts injure 4 US troops, 2 MFO peace keepers

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Four American and two international peacekeepers from Fiji were wounded in two bomb blasts in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Thursday night, US defense officials said. All six belonged to the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), serving in Sinai after Israel and Egypt concluded a peace treaty in 1979. The two international troops hit an improvised explosive device with their vehicle, and then the four Americans were hit with a second explosion on another vehicle while attempting to respond and provide help, said Maj. Roger M. Cabiness II, a military spokesman at the Pentagon. The multinational force evacuated the soldiers by air with non-life-threatening injuries to Israeli hospitals.

Trump Reveals Lack of Knowledge on Foreign Policyby webdesk@voanews.com (Mike Richman)

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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stumbled on a few international affairs issues and grew impatient over questions about foreign leaders during a telephone interview. Speaking to Hugh Hewitt, a popular conservative radio host, Trump appeared to mistake Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard Quds Forces for the Kurds, a Middle Eastern ethnic group. Hewitt asked Trump if he is familiar with General Qassim Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force. Trump responded by saying...

Clinton regrets using private email

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Hillary Clinton says she wishes she had made a "different choice" and not used a private email account while serving as US secretary of state.

Migrants set out on foot, escape train as Hungary crackdown crumbles

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ROSZKE, Hungary (Reuters) - Migrants in Hungary, many of them Syrian refugees, broke out of a border camp, fled from a stranded train and struck out on foot for western Europe on Friday as a crackdown by the country’s right-wing government faltered in the face of overwhelming numbers.

  

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Cardin's opposition to Iran deal sets back White House hopesby By ERICA WERNER

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House hopes for stopping a congressional challenge to the Iran nuclear deal and sparing President Barack Obama from using a veto suffered a blow Friday when a key Senate Democrat announced his opposition....

UN: Refugee Crisis a 'Defining Moment' for Europe - Voice of America

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UN: Refugee Crisis a 'Defining Moment' for Europe Voice of America GENEVA—. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described the migrant crisis in Europe as an "absolutely dramatic situation" and has called on the European Union to take charge of migrant processing centers. Commissioner ... Head of UN refugee agency to step down this yearReuters UN calls on EU states to share 200000 refugeesManila Bulletin Migrant crisis: EU 'must accept 200000 refugees', UN saysBBC News ABC Online-CBC.ca all 109 news articles »

The Guardian view on the refugee crisis: it is people and stories that move us, not statistics | Editorial by Editorial

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Our reaction to an individual tragedy may not be strictly rational. So much the worse for rationality

The horrors of the first world war were clear enough to everyone who fought in it, as Wilfred Owen did: “If in some smothering dreams, you too could pace / Behind the wagon that we flung him in, / And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, / His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin / If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood / Come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs”.

But for those who watched from the comfort of the home front, it was still easy to believe the old lies. It took 10 years or more from the end of the fighting for Owen to be widely read, and for the great novels and prose memoirs to appear which peopled the trenches with individual soldiers whose deaths made a terrible and compelling sense so that a whole generation saw through the uplifting official generalities to the grotesque and particular horrors of reality. Something like that has happened now, very much more quickly, with the death of Aylan Kurdi. One photograph has turned something we all knew was happening, but somewhere little-known and far away, into a wrenching tragedy that demands immediate action.

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They fled war in Syria, only to get stuck and sidetracked in Hungary – now hundreds of refugees have set off on foot for Austria

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As the sun sets on the grand 19th-century hall of Keleti station in Budapest, Amira gets ready to spend another night on the street. She is one of roughly 2,000 people sleeping rough outside the station.

Czech Agency: Russian Spies Are Focusing on Nuclear Sector

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Czech counter-intelligence agency: Russian spies are focusing on Czech nuclear energy sector

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Saudi King and President Obama to Discuss Syria, Iran

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It was King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz's first White House visit since becoming king.

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Kurds Claim Islamic State Using Chemical Weaponsby webdesk@voanews.com (Ahmad Zebari)

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The area known as Sultan Abdullah Heights southwest of the Iraqi city of Erbil is a place where fighting occurs on an almost daily basis between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and militants of the self-styled Islamic State. The Peshmerga in the area claim that, a few days ago, IS used chemical weapons against them which affected 22 of their fighters. VOA Kurdish Service stringer Ahmed Zebari reports from Iraq. Robert Raffaele narrates his report.

Chinese Navy Ships Entered U.S. Waters Legally, Pentagon Says by HELENE COOPER

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At one point, the ships came within 12 nautical miles of the United States, which put them inside American territorial waters, a spokesman said.

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The area known as Sultan Abdullah Heights southwest of the Iraqi city of Erbil is a place where fighting occurs on an almost daily basis between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and militants of the self-styled Islamic State. The Peshmerga in the area claim that, a few days ago, IS used chemical weapons against them which affected 22 of their fighters. VOA Kurdish Service stringer Ahmed Zebari reports from Iraq. Robert Raffaele narrates his report.

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Druze leader killed in car bomb in southern Syria: monitor

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - A car bomb blast killed a Druze leader and at least three other people in southern Syria on Friday, a monitor said.

  

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A Glance at Where Migrants Head, in Europe and Elsewhere

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A glance at where migrants are heading, in Europe and elsewhere

What the Image of Aylan Kurdi Says About the Power of Photography by Olivier Laurent

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The heartbreaking photograph of a dead 3-year-old boy, whose body washed up in Turkey on Sept. 2, has already had an impact on policy, with the U.K. agreeing on Friday to take thousands more refugees. The image itself also marks important new ground, photography experts tell TIME.

Aylan Kurdi and his 5-year-old brother, Galip drowned after their overloaded boat capsized off of the coast of Turkey. Aylan’s body was discovered on one of Turkey’s beaches in the Bodrum Peninsula. Images of the ghastly find, photographed by Nilufer Demir from Turkey’s Dogan News Agency, were shared on social media and on the front pages of newspapers around the world, particularly in the U.K. and in Europe. As they spread, and as individuals and organizations faced the decision of whether and how to publish them, those pictures have ignited a new kind of conversation about the crisis.

“The reason we’re talking about this photograph is not because it’s been taken or not because it’s been circulated, but it’s because it’s been published by mainstream media,” says Hugh Pinney, vice president at Getty Images, a distributor of news images. “And the reason we’re talking about it after it’s been published is because it breaks a social taboo that has been in place in the press for decades: a picture of a dead child is one of the golden rules of what you never published.”

The last time a photograph of a dead child was widely published was in July of 2014 when New YorkTimes photographer Tyler Hicks captured the mangled bodies of four Palestinian youths killed in an Israeli airstrike on a beach in Gaza. What is unique about this case, however, is that many news outlets’ decisions to publish the images followed a public outcry on social media. “We got to this point because individuals have had the balls to publish the pictures themselves on social media,” says Pinney. “I think that gave the mainstream media the courage and the conviction to publish this picture.”

In some ways, the power of the picture can be explained by its minimalism. “It’s a simple photograph that deals with an essential truth,” says Dimitri Beck, the editor of the photojournalism magazinePolka in France. “It’s not a sophisticated image, even in its framing, but the message is clear and direct: a kid has died and he’s being picked up like a washed-up piece of wood on the beach. There’s nothing more violent.”

Peter Bouckaert, Human Rights Watch’s emergencies director, was one of the first to draw attention to the photograph on Twitter and Facebook. “It’s, sadly, a very well-composed image showing a little toddler that we can all identify with, with his little sneakers and shorts on,” he tells TIME. “I think for a lot of the public, their first reaction is: ‘This could have been my child.’”

Bouckaert argues that the child’s ethnicity played a role in the image’s impact. “This is a child that looks a lot like an European child,” he says. “The week before, dozens of African kids washed up on the beaches of Libya and were photographed and it didn’t have the same impact. There is some ethnocentrism [in the] reaction to this image, certainly.”

The photograph appeared on the cover of The Independent in the U.K., among other titles, and in Le Monde, the only French newspaper to publish the photograph on Thursday. “I’m convinced that until you’ve shown this photograph, you haven’t shown the reality of this crisis,” says Nicolas Jimenez, director of photography at Le Monde. “We’d written about it in the past, but we hadn’t shown it in such a hard way. I feel that to show like this is an important step.”

Of course, Jimenez adds, the decision to publish such a graphic image on the newspaper’s front page was a hard one to make.

“I don’t think I ever got so many calls from newspapers editors and photo editors than I did on that day,” confirms Bouckaert, who works closely with media organizations in their coverage of humanitarian crises. “They all really grappled with the decision of whether or not to use this image. At the end of the day almost all of them did. I think that when we have this discussion time and time again, it always comes down to: ‘This is an image people have to see. This is an image that can galvanize attention around a crisis that has been ignored for too long.’”

For Getty’s Pinney, the image gave photo editors a way to humanize a crisis that had, so far, been illustrated by crowded boats and border points. “I think it’s very brave, particularly on this story, because it’s very easy to forget that this story is rooted in conflict,” he says. “It’s just seen as a journey, as a migration of people from point A to point B. This picture marks a watershed in this story, when finally people are starting to realize that this is about real people and about the fact that people will risk everything — the lives of their children — to cross open waters.”

David Levi Strauss, the cultural critic and poet, believes the image will live on in history. “It is one of those images that seems to arise from out of the collective unconscious,” he tells TIME. “Comparisons have already been made to Nick Ut’s image of a young Vietnamese girl running naked from a napalm attack, which is credited with helping to shift world public opinion against the war in Vietnam. One also cannot help but compare it to the image of Michael Brown’s body, lying face down in the street for hours, which fueled uprisings against police violence in Ferguson, Missouri, last year and ignited the Black Lives Matter movement. The image of the death of Aylan Kurdi is a simple image, really, but it will not go away for a very long time.”

Bouckaert hopes Levi Strauss is right. “My hope is that this image will not just shock us but it will push us to take a personal commitment to try to stop these senseless deaths in the Mediterranean. If it accomplishes that, it will be an image that has contributed a lot to the world.”

Pierre Terdjman, a French photojournalist and the father of a 2-year-old boy, agrees. “This photograph is not more important than the hundreds of other documents that photographers have made about these refugees and these victims, and it’s sad to see that it had to be shared around Twitter by thousands of people for it to attract this kind of attention.”

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Cardin's opposition to Iran deal sets back White House hopesby By ERICA WERNER

Friday September 4th, 2015 at 3:36 PM

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House hopes for stopping a congressional challenge to the Iran nuclear deal and sparing President Barack Obama from using a veto suffered a blow Friday when a key Senate Democrat announced his opposition....

Clinton: "I'm sorry" people are confused about emails

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Clinton expresses regret about her use of a private email server -- an issue that's been a big distraction from her presidential campaign

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Ukraine’s New Military Doctrine Identifies Russia As Aggressor, Eyes Naval Acquisitions

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WARSAW — Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said that the country’s new draft military doctrine is the first in Ukraine’s history to clearly identify Russia as an enemy and an aggressor. 

       

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The Arab world's wealthiest nations are doing next to nothing for Syria's refugees

Friday September 4th, 2015 at 3:33 PM

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The world has been transfixed in recent weeks by the unfolding refugee crisis in Europe, an influx of migrants unprecedented since World War II. Their plight was chillingly highlighted on Wednesday in the image of a drowned Syrian toddler, his lifeless body lying alone on a Turkish beach.

     

Man extradited from Iraq after FBI sting gets 30-year sentence

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Seven years after he was charged with attempting to bribe U.S. officials to win multimillion-dollar military contracts, an ex-fugitive has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.

     

Dem Sen. Cardin Opposes Iran Deal that Would Endorse ‘Industrial-Scale Nuclear Program’ by Morgan Chalfant

Friday September 4th, 2015 at 3:32 PM

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Sen. Ben Cardin (D., Md.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, announced his opposition to the Iran nuclear deal Friday.

Cardin penned an op-ed for the Washington Post during which he accused the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) of “legitimiz[ing]” Tehran’s nuclear program while leaving the door open for the country to quickly generate a nuclear weapon after 10 to 15 years of implementation.

“The JCPOA would provide this legal path to a country that remains a rogue state and has violated its international nonproliferation obligations for years,” Cardin explained. “It would provide Iran with international endorsement of an industrial-scale nuclear program.”

“Worse,” the Democratic senator continued, “Iran would be economically strengthened by frighteningly quick relief from sanctions and international economic engagement. If Iran violates the agreement, building international support for new sanctions would take too long to be effective. A military response in this scenario would be more likely, although disastrous.”

Cardin criticized the language of the agreement for describing its implementation as “based on mutual respect” between Iran and world powers.

“There cannot be respect for a country that actively foments regional instability, advocates for Israel’s destruction, kills the innocent and shouts ‘Death to America,’” Cardin wrote.

He stressed that each lawmaker’s decision regarding the agreement should be a “vote of conscience” rather than a “litmus test of party loyalty or political acumen.”

“Discomfort with aspects of the agreement remains across the ideological spectrum,” Cardin said.

The Maryland Democrat’s announcement of disapproval comes just days after his colleague Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D., Md.) cast the crucial 34th vote in favor of the deal. As a result, supporters of the agreement will be able to uphold a promised veto from President Obama of a congressional resolution to reject the deal that Republicans are aiming to pass later this month.

Cardin joins other prominent Senate Democrats in ultimately rejecting the deal. Both Sens. Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) and Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) have come out against the nuclear deal brokered in July, provoking frowns from the Obama administration.

While the president has held onto enough support in the Senate to force the success of the nuclear agreement, it remains unpopular among the American public. An increasing majority of Americans want Congress to reject the deal, according to recent polling.

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» Hungary will offer to bus migrants to Austrian border - Washington Post
04/09/15 14:48 from Google News - Top Stories
The Globe and Mail Hungary will offer to bus migrants to Austrian border Washington Post BICSKE, Hungary — Furious asylum-seekers began a long march across Hungary on Friday, after authorities tried to halt their journey to Western Europ...

» VIDEO: Syria burial for drowned Kurdi family
04/09/15 14:48 from BBC News - World
The bodies of drowned Syrian boy Alan Kurdi and members of his family have been buried in Kobane in Syria after being transported there from Turkey.

» A tale of 2 interviews: Trump and Fiorina on foreign policy
04/09/15 14:47 from Home - CBSNews.com
Radio host Hugh Hewitt asked both candidates the same foreign policy questions - Trump called them "gotcha" questions, while Fiorina defended Hewitt's quiz

» Refugees in Hungary flee halted train, begin trek on foot toward
04/09/15 14:47 from - The Washington Post
Refugees in Hungary flee halted train, begin trek on foot toward Austria How Junk Food Can End Obesity Kellogg's Honors Elizabeth II's Record Reign With Cereal Fit for a Queen Infamous dealer 'White Boy Rick' could be freed, amid shift i...

» Kurds Claim Islamic State Using Chemical Weapons
04/09/15 14:47 from Voice of America
The area known as Sultan Abdullah Heights southwest of the Iraqi city of Erbil is a place where fighting occurs on an almost daily basis between Kurdish Peshmerga forces and militants of the self-styled Islamic State. The Peshmerga in th...

» Inside the Refugee Crisis That Has Migrants Walking to Safety
04/09/15 14:46 from ABC News: ABCNews
Blocked trains and political policies have prevented many from moving.

» Police Tear Gas Migrants During Camp Break-Out
04/09/15 14:46 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
Police with batons and shields battle to pen in exasperated refugees as hundreds make a run for freedom from a Hungarian camp.

» Migrants Fleeing Hungary Start a Long March Toward Germany
04/09/15 14:46 from NYT > International
At least 500 people set out from a Budapest train station, while European leaders made new promises and accusations about dealing with the crisis.

» Refugee crisis: Hundreds walking from Hungary to Austria after international trains blocked
04/09/15 14:45 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
As Hungarian officials continue to stop refugees from boarding international trains from the capital, hundreds of people have taken matters into their own hands and embarked on the 135km (85mile) walk to Austria.

» Where Yoda's from and other Google 'fun facts'
04/09/15 14:45 from CNN.com
Take that, Fred L. Worth.

» Sharp Drop for the Market After a Mixed Jobs Report - New York Times
04/09/15 14:45 from Google News - Top Stories
New York Times Sharp Drop for the Market After a Mixed Jobs Report New York Times U.S. stocks extended their steep losses Friday after a mixed U.S. jobs report left investors uncertain about the outlook for the Federal Reserve's inte...

» Report: Massachusetts Agency Failed to Save Boy Now in Coma
04/09/15 14:44 from ABC News: ABCNews
Report: Massachusetts agency failed to protect boy who was beaten, starved and is now in coma

» Guatemala Ex-President Back in Court After Night Behind Bars - ABC News
04/09/15 14:43 from World - Google News
ABC News Guatemala Ex-President Back in Court After Night Behind Bars ABC News Otto Perez Molina was back in court Friday after spending his first night as an ex-president in military custody. Perez Molina's jailing followed a histor...

» Hungary passes tough new laws against border violators amid refugee surge
04/09/15 14:43 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Top Stories
Lawmakers in Budapest have increased punishments for illegal border crossings as police continue to clash with migrants trying to leave the country. The response to the refugee crisis has divided EU member states.

» Embattled secretary of state remains silent on charges
04/09/15 14:42 from stories: World
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - The second of two public hearings scheduled this week to consider changes to New Mexico's elections and campaign finance rules was canceled Friday, raising more questions about the ability of embattled Secretary ...

» Refugee crisis: Why Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban sticks to his anti-Muslim script
04/09/15 14:40 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
The Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been much on display this week as he raged against the hordes who  “are threatening Europe’s Christian culture”. His crude language is matched by even cruder policies, as the stand-offs betwe...

» Migration crisis: Desperate refugees escape camps and start a 110-mile trek to Austria
04/09/15 14:40 from World news breaking world news latest world news from the US Europe Asia Australia Africa
Stand-off continues at Bicske station between Hungarian authorities and refugees

» Britain offers to take more refugees; hundreds are crossing Hungary on foot - Los Angeles Times
04/09/15 14:40 from Google News - World
Los Angeles Times Britain offers to take more refugees; hundreds are crossing Hungary on foot Los Angeles Times Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday that Britain will help resettle thousands more Syrian refugees amid mounting pr...

» India bans foreign funds for Greenpeace in latest crackdown on charities with Western ties
04/09/15 14:39 from World news breaking world news latest world news from the US Europe Asia Australia Africa
Narendra Modi's government accuses environmental charity's India wing of trying to stall India's economic development by campaigning against mining and nuclear projects

» Why Trump’s Iran gaffe won’t be damaging in the least
04/09/15 14:38 from AEI » Latest Content
Will this hurt Trump? Not even a little. For one thing, gaffes don’t seem to hurt Trump, period. His supporters won’t care in the least. A new Monmouth Poll found that 67% of Republican voters nationwide say the country needs a president...

» New Orleans Mayor Faces Possible House Arrest
04/09/15 14:38 from ABC News: ABCNews
New Orleans mayor faces possible house arrest after ruling in firefighters' lawsuit

» Latest Greek poll shows Syriza party neck-and-neck with conservative rival
04/09/15 14:38 from Reuters: International
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek leftist Syriza party is running neck-and-neck with its main conservative rival, the New Democracy party, before a snap election on Sept. 20, according to an opinion poll published on Friday.

» Why Don't Rich Arab Gulf States Welcome Syrian Refugees?
04/09/15 14:38 from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Amid the desperate images of Syrians risking their lives at sea to reach Europe, social media is abuzz with the question of why they don't flee to nearby, wealthy Arab Persian Gulf states instead. The answer may lie in those states' own ...

» United Arab Emirates says number of its troops killed in Yemen rises to 45 - Washington Post
04/09/15 14:37 from Google News - World
Fox News United Arab Emirates says number of its troops killed in Yemen rises to 45 Washington Post DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — United Arab Emirates says number of its troops killed in Yemen rises to 45. Copyright 2015 The Associated P...

» German U.N. official seen as favorite for Libya post: envoys
04/09/15 14:36 from Reuters: International
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) - Martin Kobler, a German United Nations official currently overseeing the mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the top candidate to take over as head of the world body's mission to Libya, U...

» Army seals alleged site of underground 'Nazi gold train' - video
04/09/15 14:36 from World news: World news + Video | guardian.co.uk
Polish military seal off a site in Wałbrzych on Friday, alleged to be the area where an armoured Nazi era-train was buried in the dying days of the second world war. Two men claim to have proof of the train’s location, which local news r...

» Same-Sex Couple Gets Marriage License in Rowan County, Ky
04/09/15 14:34 from ABC News: ABCNews
The couple arrived five minutes after the office opened.

» They fled war in Syria, only to get stuck and sidetracked in Hungary – now hundreds of refugees have set off on foot for Austria
04/09/15 14:33 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
As the sun sets on the grand 19th-century hall of Keleti station in Budapest, Amira gets ready to spend another night on the street. She is one of roughly 2,000 people sleeping rough outside the station.

» They fled war in Syria, only to get stuck and sidetracked in Hungary - Now hundreds of migrants have set off on foot for Austria
04/09/15 14:33 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
As the sun sets on the grand 19th-century hall of Keleti station in Budapest, Amira gets ready to spend another night on the street. She is one of roughly 2,000 people sleeping rough outside the station.

» Contours of landmark UN climate pact starting to take shape
04/09/15 14:32 from AP Top Headlines At 7:05 a.m. EDT
BONN, Germany (AP) -- U.N. climate talks are plodding ahead toward a worldwide deal to fight global warming, with negotiators agreeing to start work on a draft agreement....

» Jeb Bush will target New Hampshire with first TV ads - Reuters
04/09/15 14:31 from Google News - Top Stories
Reuters Jeb Bush will target New Hampshire with first TV ads Reuters WASHINGTON Republican Jeb Bush's first TV ads of his 2016 White House campaign will target New Hampshire, his team said on Friday, in a reflection of his need to do...

» The 7,000-mile trip Britain's stolen cars are now taking... all the way to Uganda
04/09/15 14:30 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
The black Audi Q7 vanished when heavy snow covered Britain’s South-east, shortly before Christmas in 2010. Four-and-a-half years later it appeared again, in a parking lot in the outskirts of the Ugandan capital, Kampala.

» Iran’s leaders say they will expand their military capabilities
04/09/15 14:30 from AEI » Latest Content
The Iranian regime and military appear united in a determination to use the easing of sanctions to expand the Islamic Republic’s conventional and unconventional military power, including its ballistic missile program.

» No decision likely on Clinton email suit consolidation until mid-September
04/09/15 14:29 from Top Stories
Plaintiffs in the various FOIA cases have until September 14 to respond to the government's request to name a coordinating judge to oversee deadlines for search and production

» Supporters of Christian Politician Hold Huge Rally in Beirut
04/09/15 14:27 from ABC News: ABCNews
Thousands of supporters of Christian Lebanese leader protest in Beirut to demand new elections

» 3 gay couples get marriage licenses in Kentucky county
04/09/15 14:25 from AP Top Headlines At 7:05 a.m. EDT
MOREHEAD, Ky. (AP) -- At least three gay couples received marriage licenses Friday in Rowan County, embracing and celebrating as the defiant clerk sat remained jailed because she refuses to issue the licenses or allow her deputies to han...

» A Look at the Illinois Officer Slaying Investigation
04/09/15 14:25 from ABC News: ABCNews
A look at what's next in the hunt for 3 men wanted in Illinois officer shooting

» EU Commissioners on Kos tell Greece to end the chaos
04/09/15 14:25 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Europe
After the drowning of two children in the Aegean between Turkey and Kos, European Commissioners visited the Greek island. Conditions for refugees must urgently be improved, they said. Bernd Riegert reports from Kos.

» Obama to greet Saudi king with a swagger in his step - Politico
04/09/15 14:24 from Top Stories - Google News
Politico Obama to greet Saudi king with a swagger in his step Politico Nearly four months after he skipped President Barack Obama's high-profile Camp David summit, Saudi Arabia's King Salman arrived at the White House to find a s...

» Migrants set out on foot, escape train as Hungary crackdown crumbles
04/09/15 14:24 from Reuters: International
ROSZKE, Hungary (Reuters) - Migrants in Hungary, many of them Syrian refugees, broke out of a border camp, fled from a stranded train and struck out on foot for western Europe on Friday as a crackdown by the country’s right-wing governme...

» Sacramento Community College Reopens After Deadly Shooting
04/09/15 14:24 from ABC News: ABCNews
Sacramento community college reopens as police seek gunman in deadly shooting near campus

» Unabashed Orban stands firm on migrants
04/09/15 14:23 from FT.com - World
Anger in EU as Hungarian premier hits out at calls for quotas

» The American Veterans Who Fight ISIS
04/09/15 14:22 from WSJ.com: World News
A former Army Ranger and a decorated Marine are among U.S. veterans volunteering to join Kurdish fighters against Islamic State in Syria.

» UN: Refugee Crisis a 'Defining Moment' for Europe - Voice of America
04/09/15 14:22 from World - Google News
Voice of America UN: Refugee Crisis a 'Defining Moment' for Europe Voice of America GENEVA—. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has described the migrant crisis in Europe as an "absolutely dramatic sit...

» Kentucky clerk's office ends ban on same-sex marriage licenses - Reuters
04/09/15 14:21 from Google News - Top Stories
Reuters Kentucky clerk's office ends ban on same-sex marriage licenses Reuters MOREHEAD, Ky. Deputies of a county clerk in rural Kentucky issued marriage licenses to three gay couples on Friday after she defied a U.S. district judge&...

» Refugee girl who Merkel made cry has residency permit extended - Reuters
04/09/15 14:21 from World - Google News
Reuters Refugee girl who Merkel made cry has residency permit extended Reuters BERLIN The 14-year-old Palestinian girl who burst into tears after German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her she might be deported has had her residency permit...

» Deadly attacks on Tajik ministries, US embassy shuts
04/09/15 14:20 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Top Stories
Two attacks in and around Tajikistan's capital, purportedly linked to the deputy defense minister, have left at least eight police dead. The US embassy was closed immediately, and warned of more possible violence.

» Prominent Anti-Assad Cleric Killed in Syria Bombing
04/09/15 14:19 from ABC News: ABCNews
Prominent anti-Assad cleric killed in bombing in southern Syria that also leaves 7 others dead

» Shelvey & Stones start for England
04/09/15 14:16 from BBC News - World
Jonjo Shelvey will win his second England cap against San Marino, with John Stones and Jamie Vardy also in the starting XI.

» Migrant Chaos Grows in Hungary
04/09/15 14:15 from WSJ.com: World News
Hundreds of fed-up migrants began walking along a highway toward Austria and a migrant died amid a standoff at a suburban train station near a refugee camp, as Hungary appeared increasingly overwhelmed in its efforts to keep a firm grip ...

» 71 Migrants Found Dead in Truck Likely Suffocated, Austrian Official Says
04/09/15 14:15 from NYT > International
The victims included Afghans, Iraqis and Syrians, and probably died within 90 minutes of boarding the truck near the Serbian-Hungarian border, said the police.

» Photos: Bulger in hiding
04/09/15 14:15 from CNN.com

» 6 surprising facts about Whitey Bulger
04/09/15 14:13 from CNN.com

» Donald Trump's 11 worst foreign policy gaffes - Politico
04/09/15 14:13 from Top Stories - Google News
Politico Donald Trump's 11 worst foreign policy gaffes Politico If all refugees got to choose their destination, the EU they dream of would cease to exist. 4/9/15 6:35 PM CEST. The cross-border health care that isn't. BY Carmen P...

» Cop Accused of Lying About Shooting on Cruiser Faces Charges
04/09/15 14:12 from ABC News: ABCNews
Officer accused of inventing story about shootout with man who shot at cruiser faces charges

» Drowned refugee boys buried in Syria; crackdown crumbles in Hungary - Reuters
04/09/15 14:11 from Google News - World
Reuters Drowned refugee boys buried in Syria; crackdown crumbles in Hungary Reuters KOBANI, Syria/ROSZKE, Hungary - A Syrian father on Friday buried his wife and two little boys, drowned as they tried to flee to Europe, while hundreds of...

» The Latest: EU Hopes to Redistribute 120,000 Migrants
04/09/15 14:11 from ABC News: ABCNews
The Latest: EU hopes to help Hungary, Greece and Italy by redistributing 120,000 migrants

» Refugee crisis: Sweden the only European country with a majority favourable towards non-EU immigration
04/09/15 14:11 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
If statistics alone are the judge, then the staggering 800,000 to one million refugees who are expected to apply for asylum in Germany this year have put the country streets ahead of all its neighbours in the EU’s response to the worst r...

» The Latest: EU hopes to redistribute 120000 migrants - Washington Post
04/09/15 14:11 from Google News - World
TIME The Latest: EU hopes to redistribute 120000 migrants Washington Post BICSKE, Hungary — The latest news as tens of thousands of migrants pour into countries across Europe. All times local (CET): __. 8 p.m.. A European Union official ...

» Prominent Anti-Assad Cleric Killed in Syria Bombing - New York Times
04/09/15 14:11 from Google News - Top Stories
Digital Journal Prominent Anti-Assad Cleric Killed in Syria Bombing New York Times DAMASCUS, Syria — Two rare explosions went off Friday near a hospital in a province in southern Syria, killing a prominent anti-government cleric and at l...

» Moroccans Vote in Local Election Test for Ruling Islamists
04/09/15 14:11 from Voice of America
Morocco's ruling Islamist party on Friday faced a major test of its dominance as polls opened for local elections for which most opposition parties have campaigned on anti-corruption platforms and against privileges for the elite. The In...

» Who's who in Whitey Bulger case
04/09/15 14:10 from CNN.com

» Sad Homecoming: Drowned Migrant Boy Buried in Syria - NBCNews.com
04/09/15 14:09 from Google News - Top Stories
NBCNews.com Sad Homecoming: Drowned Migrant Boy Buried in Syria NBCNews.com Aylan Kurdi, the toddler whose drowning made headlines around the world, was laid to rest alongside his brother and mother. 10 Photos. advertisement · adv...

» The Latest: Police Training Officers Testify in Cop's Trial
04/09/15 14:09 from ABC News: ABCNews
The Latest: Police who trained officer seen slamming man down testify in colleague's trial

» Can the GOP trust Trump's party loyalty pledge?
04/09/15 14:08 from Latest News
Document not legally binding

» Sad Homecoming: Drowned Migrant Boy Buried in Syria
04/09/15 14:08 from World news
Aylan Kurdi, the toddler whose drowning made headlines around the world, was laid to rest alongside his brother and mother.

» Why are 'non-professional' candidates surging in polls?
04/09/15 14:08 from Latest News
Jonathan Hunt reports

» 'Captain America' star gets romantic in 'Before We Go'
04/09/15 14:08 from Latest News
Chris Evans makes directorial debut

» The Latest on Illinois Officer: New Videos Being Analyzed
04/09/15 14:08 from ABC News: ABCNews
The Latest on Illinois officer's death: Authorities analyzing newly obtained videos

» Man at Center of Immigration Debate Faces Murder Trial
04/09/15 14:08 from ABC News: ABCNews
Judge orders man at center of immigration debate to stand trial for murder in San Francisco

» UK to Take Thousands of Syrian Refugees, Vows Cameron - Wall Street Journal
04/09/15 14:07 from Google News - World
Wall Street Journal UK to Take Thousands of Syrian Refugees, Vows Cameron Wall Street Journal U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday that Britain will take “thousands” of Syrian refugees, marking a dramatic U-turn in his resp...

» Expensive ad space almost sold out for debate
04/09/15 14:06 from AP Top Headlines At 7:05 a.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) -- Get in your bids fast. CNN said Friday that only one commercial slot is still available for its coverage of the Sept. 16 debate between top Republican presidential contenders, and it's expected to draw top dollar....

» Tennessee judge rejects couple's divorce petition because of same-sex marriage bill
04/09/15 14:05 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
A US judge has rejected a couple’s divorce petition, arguing that the country’s recently introduced same-sex marriage laws have confused the social institution.

» Trump Reveals Lack of Knowledge on Foreign Policy - Voice of America
04/09/15 14:04 from Google News - World
Voice of America Trump Reveals Lack of Knowledge on Foreign Policy Voice of America Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stumbled on a few international affairs issues and grew impatient over questions about foreign leaders d...

» Canada Dismisses Chevron Appeal in Ecuador Rainforest Case - New York Times
04/09/15 14:03 from Google News - World
The Globe and Mail Canada Dismisses Chevron Appeal in Ecuador Rainforest Case New York Times TORONTO — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an attempt by oil giant Chevron to block Ecuadorian villagers from using an Ontario court to...

» Iran nuclear deal: Can Senate Democrats block a vote altogether? - Christian Science Monitor
04/09/15 14:03 from Google News - World
Christian Science Monitor Iran nuclear deal: Can Senate Democrats block a vote altogether? Christian Science Monitor The White House wants to avoid having to veto the Iran nuclear deal, a move likely to be seen as a sign of weakness. But...

» Trace the journey of one of the world's largest diamonds
04/09/15 14:02 from CNN.com

» Polar bears lay siege to scientists
04/09/15 14:02 from CNN.com

» Clinton regrets using private email
04/09/15 14:02 from BBC News - World
Hillary Clinton says she wishes she had made a "different choice" and not used a private email account while serving as US secretary of state.

» Clinton gives third national interview since campaign began
04/09/15 14:02 from Latest News
Howard Kurtz weighs in

» What's Next for Jailed Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis in Marriage License Battle - ABC News
04/09/15 14:02 from Google News - Top Stories
ABC News What's Next for Jailed Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis in Marriage License Battle ABC News For Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk in jail for refusing a judge's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, she...

» Jailed Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis: What's Next for Her in Ongoing ... - ABC News
04/09/15 14:02 from Google News - Top Stories
ABC News Jailed Kentucky County Clerk Kim Davis: What's Next for Her in Ongoing ... ABC News For Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk in jail for refusing a judge's order to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, she hersel...

» Shark mauls man, injuring leg as attacks continue off Australian coast - Fox News
04/09/15 14:02 from Google News - World
CBS News Shark mauls man, injuring leg as attacks continue off Australian coast Fox News SYDNEY – A 65-year-old man was mauled by a shark off Australia's most populous state on Friday, but managed to get back on his surf ski and get ...

» Trump Reveals Lack of Knowledge on Foreign Policy 
04/09/15 14:01 from Voice of America
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stumbled on a few international affairs issues and grew impatient over questions about foreign leaders during a telephone interview. Speaking to Hugh Hewitt, a popular conservative radio h...

» 'Beasts of No Nation': Netflix releases trailer of first feature film, starring Idris Elba
04/09/15 14:01 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
Netflix is once again turning the traditional world of film and television on its head.

» The Correspondents
04/09/15 14:00 from Voice of America
The Correspondents is VOA’s weekly discussion of the world’s top stories, as seen through the eyes of our dedicated reporters in the US and around the globe. Hosted by Mil Arcega, our panel of journalists goes beyond the headlines to giv...

» Guatemala's ex-president back in court facing corruption allegations - Los Angeles Times
04/09/15 13:59 from Google News - World
Los Angeles Times Guatemala's ex-president back in court facing corruption allegations Los Angeles Times Guatemala's former president was back in front of a judge on fraud charges Friday morning after spending the night in a mili...

» The End Of The Line: Syrians Reach Germany
04/09/15 13:59 from Sky News | World News | First For Breaking News
A lucky few Syrians arrive in Munich after long, dangerous journeys - but many are worried about those they had to leave behind.

» Victoria, Heir to Swedish Throne, Is Pregnant With 2nd Child
04/09/15 13:58 from ABC News: ABCNews
Crown Princess Victoria, heir to Swedish throne, is pregnant with 2nd child; baby due in March

» Obama and Saudi King Sidestep Dispute Over Iran Nuclear Deal - New York Times
04/09/15 13:58 from Google News - Top Stories
New York Times Obama and Saudi King Sidestep Dispute Over Iran Nuclear Deal New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama and King Salman of Saudi Arabia met at the White House on Friday in hopes of moving past their differences four month...

» Obama and Saudi King Sidestep Dispute Over Iran Nuclear Deal
04/09/15 13:58 from NYT > International
At the beginning of their meetings at the White House, the two leaders stressed a long history of cooperation and friendship between their nations.

» Guatemala's Ex-President Goes to Court After Night Behind Bars
04/09/15 13:58 from Voice of America
Otto Perez Molina headed back to court on Friday after spending his first night as an ex-president in military custody. Perez Molina's jailing followed a historic day in which he resigned and Guatemala's Congress swore in Vice President ...

» How entry level minimum wage jobs can turn into well-paying family-supporting careers
04/09/15 13:58 from AEI » Latest Content
Are entry-level minimum, wage workers trapped in dead-end burger-flipping jobs and a lifetime of poverty? That seems to be one of the false narratives that generate support for the increasingly popular $15 an hour minimum wage laws (pass...

» Alaska Woman Accused of Stealing Patrol Car Holding Husband
04/09/15 13:57 from ABC News: ABCNews
Alaska woman accused of stealing state trooper patrol car that held her handcuffed husband

» Benghazi Panel Questions Clinton Aide Amid Public Spat
04/09/15 13:56 from ABC News: ABCNews
House Benghazi panel interviews former top aide to Clinton; public spat erupts on panel

» 45 UAE troops killed in Yemen as part of Saudi-led coalition - Fox News
04/09/15 13:55 from Top Stories - Google News
Fox News 45 UAE troops killed in Yemen as part of Saudi-led coalition Fox News Sept. 4, 2015 - Shiite rebels known as Houthis bury fellow Houthis, killed in a suicide bomb attack, at a funeral in Sanaa, Yemen. 22 members of the United Ar...

» Chinese Navy Ships Passed Through U.S. Waters
04/09/15 13:55 from WSJ.com: World News
The Pentagon said five Chinese navy ships operating off Alaska in recent days had come within 12 nautical miles of the coast, entering U.S. territorial waters, but complying with international law.

» Flies in the ointment of Germany's refugee policy
04/09/15 13:55 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - Top Stories
Angela Merkel has won praise in the international press after showing moral leadership in the refugee crisis. But this has masked the German government's efforts to reduce the number of asylum seekers.

» Can You Defeat Donald Trump at Foreign Policy? - TIME
04/09/15 13:55 from Google News - Top Stories
TIME Can You Defeat Donald Trump at Foreign Policy? TIME Donald Trump appeared to be caught out by conservative radio pundit Hugh Hewitt on a series of foreign policy questions Thursday, seemingly confused over the difference between var...

» Wave of New Windows 10 Devices on Show at Berlin Tech Fair
04/09/15 13:54 from ABC News: ABCNews
Manufacturers pin hopes on Windows 10 sales boost in declining market for PCs

» Georgia 1-0 Scotland
04/09/15 13:54 from BBC News - World
Scotland's hopes of reaching the Euro 2016 finals take a blow as Georgia claim a first home win of the qualifying campaign.

» Saudi delegation reportedly buys out Four Seasons for DC visit - Fox News
04/09/15 13:53 from Google News - World
Fox News Saudi delegation reportedly buys out Four Seasons for DC visit Fox News Mar 28, 2015: Saudi King Salman attends the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, in the South Sinai governorate, south of Cairo. Sure, Don...

» G20 tries to lift global economic gloom
04/09/15 13:49 from FT.com - World
Finance ministers from world’s largest economies predict rise in growth

» Palin: Obama missed this in Alaska
04/09/15 13:49 from CNN.com
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took issue with President Barack Obama's visit to her state, saying he missed some key points while in the region.

» Obama says US, Saudis want functioning government in Yemen
04/09/15 13:48 from AP Top Headlines At 7:05 a.m. EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hosting Saudi Arabia's new monarch for the first time, President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. shares King Salman's desire for an inclusive, functioning government in Yemen that can relieve that impoverished Arab c...

» Virginia cop who fatally shot unarmed William Chapman indicted for murder
04/09/15 13:48 from The Independent - World RSS Feed
A Virginia police officer was indicted on first-degree murder charges on Thursday in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager.

» Planned Parenthood Debate Could Trigger US Government Shutdown
04/09/15 13:48 from Voice of America
Members of Congress will have about 12 days in session after the August recess to pass new legislation, called a continuing resolution, to keep the federal government funded after a current measure expires September 30. Some Republican l...