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What We Are Reading… November 14, 2014

International News MENA Hagel: ISIL Degraded But Remains Dangerous DoD News United States and coalition forces have made progress in recent months against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, but the campaign will be “a long and difficult struggle,”...

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International News Coverage Science, Technology, Climate Change Photo Shows Lander Sitting On Comet After Bounce-Landing Bill Chappell | NPR The European Space Agency released a new photo Thursday of the Philae lander safely resting in its new home on the surface of...

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International News Coverage ISIS, Iraq, Egypt   Effort to Arm Sunni Tribes in Iraq against Islamic State Faces Hurdles Loveday Morris | The Washington Post The mass killings of Sunni tribesmen battling the Islamic State have added urgency to Iraqi government efforts...

What We Are Reading… November 7, 2014

International News Coverage MENA Why Barack Obama is writing letters to Iran’s Supreme Leader David Blair / The Telegraph Analysis: The real aim of the correspondence is to reassure Iran’s leader that “regime change” is not America’s goal...