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Propaganda? No. Bringing ‘Voice of America’ to America is Good for Transparency Josh Steams / PBS The Voice of America may finally be coming to America. Legal changes going into effect this month mean that, for the first time, U.S. audiences can access the news and...

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Senate confirms Froman as next trade representative Jim Abrams / The Washington Post Michael Froman, a senior White House economic adviser and classmate of President Obama at Harvard Law School, won Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next U.S. trade...

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Scientists link frozen spring to dramatic Arctic sea ice loss John Vidal / The Guardian Climate scientists have linked the massive snowstorms and bitter spring weather now being experienced across Britain and large parts of Europe and North America to the dramatic...

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Egyptian army abruptly postpones “unity” talks Tamim Elyan and Marwa Awad/Reuters Contributing to a worsening political crisis, the Egyptian army postponed “unity” talks between the government and opposition, “minutes” after the opposition finally agreed to attend. ...

Russia and Canada Gear Up for Arctic Non-War

Physicists clear ice from the U.S.S. Annapolis nuclear attack submarine on March 22, 2009. Photo: Navy The exaggerated fears of a coming Arctic war with Russia have largely receded since a media freakout last year. But that isn’t stopping Russia from building...