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Obama says North Korea Poses Threat to Region and to U.S. Nick Macfie/Reuters U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that reclusive North Korea posed a threat not just to the region but to the United States and that he hoped China would use its influence to rein...

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Iran, Six Powers Start Expert-Level Nuclear Talks in Vienna Fredrick Dahl and Mark Heinrich/ Reuters Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran’s nuclear program on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late July on how to...

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Expect Kerry, Congress to Clash Over Fragile Iran Nuclear Deal Sara Sorcher and Stacy Kaper / National Journal   While the Obama administration has won a key victory in striking a nuclear accord with Iran, it faces a potentially bigger obstacle at home with...

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Perceived Corruption High in Sub-Saharan Africa Voice of America Several African nations were among the worst performers in Transparency International’s annual report on perceived corruption. The report gave each nation a score between 0 and 100. Besides Somalia,...

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  ASP: In case you missed it …. 31 October 2013   Ex-NSA man Edward Snowden gets web job in Russia BBC   NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has found a new job, his lawyer says. The former US spy agency contractor will work for a major private website in Russia,...