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What We Are Reading

International News Coverage Pakistan, Ebola, Sydney, Egypt, Oil, ISIS   Pakistani Taliban Attack on Peshawar School Leaves 145 Dead Ihsanullah Tipu Mehsud and Salman Masoon | The New York Times Pakistani Taliban gunmen stormed into a military-run school in...

What We Are Reading… December 12, 2014

MENA Iraqi army prepares for ‘liberation of Mosul’ Aljazeera Battle over Iraq’s second largest city will be key in fight against ISIL, Iraqi finance minister tells Al Jazeera. ISIS target of 27 strikes by U.S. allies Reuters The United States and its...

What We Are Reading… November 21, 2014

MENA John Kerry and Iranian Counterpart to Leave Nuclear Talks The New York Times Iran’s chief negotiator in the nuclear talks here is returning to Tehran on Friday afternoon to seek further instructions from his country’s leaders, as negotiators struggle to meet a...

Welcoming Bipartisan Action Against Ebola

While many issues divide Washington, we have seen bipartisan progress — in both the House and the Senate — in the effort to combat Ebola. These steps forward are encouraging, and hopefully suggest positive momentum for the President’s vital $6.2...

What We Are Reading

International News Coverage ISIS, Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism Senior Islamic State figure killed in Mosul: sources Saif Hamid, Raheem Salman, Mark Hosenball, and Dominic Evans | Reuters An Islamic State leader has been killed in an air strike in the...