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ASP: In case you missed it… 18 June 2015   Key Reads In Eurozone, growing support for a Greek exit Landon Thomas Jr / NYT After joining the euro in 2001 and through the bailouts of the last five years, Greece has been told the same thing. To belong, it must...

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Key Reads   Saddam’s Former Army is Secret of Baghdadi’s Success Samia Nakhoul / Reuters A year after declaring his caliphate, it is clear that the secret of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s success is the army and state he has built from the remnants of...

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Key Reads Pakistan Orders Save The Children To Leave Country BBC Pakistan has ordered the charity Save the Children to leave the country, with an official accusing the NGO of “anti-Pakistan” activities. Police have sealed off their offices in Islamabad and...

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Key Reads   Pentagon Fights Congressional Ban on Russian Rocket Engines Steven Lee Myers / The New York Times The ban was meant to punish Russia for its annexation of Crimea, but military officials say the space program will need the engines for at least a few...

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ASP: In Case You Missed It… 26 February 2015   International News Coverage   Middle East, Terrorism and Counterterrorism   News Guide: Latest developments involving Islamic State group around the globe Associated Press From Iraq and Syria, where Islamic State...