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Washington Post

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 21 -- Diplomats from the United States and Iran will cross paths this week at the UN General Assembly, but the gulf between the two nations is likely to be evident. Officials and analysts offer ...

Iran leader warns against attack

BBC News

Ahmadinejad to present UN with 'solution' to world crises

PRESS TV

Ahmadinejad warns against attack

The Press Association

The Associated Press -Jerusalem Post -Xinhua

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FOXNews

Pressure on ACORN is building in the wake of a controversy over a series of hidden-camera videotapes showing the organization's employees offering advice to undercover filmmakers posing as a pimp and prostitute. ACORN has pledged to investigate its ...

Justice Department to look into whether ACORN got department funding

MiamiHerald.com

IG reviews ACORN's involvement with Justice Dept

The Associated Press

DOJ Inspector General To Probe ACORN Funds

Main Justice

Boston Herald -ABC News -CNN Political Ticker

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Voice of America

By VOA News Iran says its largest charity organization is bailing out 21000 prisoners for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The gesture was announced Tuesday as the country marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan with Eid celebrations and family gatherings. ...

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Ha'aretz

The tripartite summit Tuesday between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama is not likely to bring about a breakthrough or so much as a line for ...

Netanyahu leaves early for talks with Abbas, Obama in New York

Jerusalem Post

Netanyahu, Abbas Accept Obama Invitation to Meet

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Reuters

TOKYO, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will unveil a plan to support developing countries in technology and funding to fight climate change at a UN meeting this week, Japan's environment minister said on ...

Japan mulls early emission limits: report

AFP

Japan's Hatoyama to Meet Obama, S. Korea's Lee During US Stay

Bloomberg

Japan's New Prime Minister Takes Office, Ending an Era

New York Times

BBC News -W »

Washington Post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday lashed out at critics of a new missile defense plan for Europe and insisted it was not a concession to Russia, as some charge. Gates, a Republican who served in senior positions under ...

The Twists and Turns of Missile Defense

New York Times

Russia abandons plans to deploy missiles near Poland

Los Angeles Times

Russia Scraps Missile Deployment After Obama Cancels Missile Shield

Voice of America

Newsweek -The Associated Press -Xinhua

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Voice of America

By VOA News Indonesian authorities have confirmed that a man killed in a shootout with police this week is terrorist leader Noordin Top. National police spokesman Nanan Sukarna said Saturday that DNA tests supported findings of an earlier fingerprint ...

Police: DNA confirms Noordin dead

CNN International

Indonesian police: DNA test confirms Noordin death

The Associated Press

Jakarta plotter's death confirmed

Aljazeera.net

Reuters -BBC News -Christian Science Monitor

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Xinhua

JERUSALEM, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visiting US Middle East envoy George Mitchell failed to reach an agreement on settlement freeze, local news service Ynet cited a source in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) ...

Netanyahu aide: PA thwarted Mitchell bid to renew peace talks

Ha'aretz

Middle East Talks Unlikely to Resume Next Week

New York Times

Israeli-Palestinian peace talk deal eludes Obama envoy

Los Angeles Times

guardian.co.uk -BBC News -CNN International

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New York Daily News

DNA tests show Annie Le's blood on boots belonging to Yale lab tech Raymond Clark, investigators on the case say. Above, Raymond Clark after being taken into custody. PHOTOS: THE LIFE AND TRAGIC DEATH OF ANNIE LE. Investigators say they're eyeing ...

Lab tech's DNA matched evidence in Annie Le slaying, source says

Los Angeles Times

Chief: Yale slaying an instance of 'workplace violence'

CNN International

Motive a mystery in killing at Yale

Chicago Tribune

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New York Daily News

Every American President in a furious political fight is going to be criticized, and a black President does not get a pass. It is condescending to think that a man of Barack Obama's intellect and political skills needs to be coddled. ...

White president would never hear 'You lie!'

Chicago Sun-Times

Spokesman says criticism of Obama not racial

Philadelphia Inquirer

CARTER'S COMMENTS: Obama thinks race not basis for criticism

Detroit Free Press

News Sentinel -W »

Voice of America

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday she is relaxed and optimistic about the future of US relations with the new Japanese government despite potential problems over Afghanistan and the relocation of American forces based ...

US-Japan ties to 'stand test' of any changes: Clinton

AFP

Japan's Wooden Cabinet

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New York Times

By REUTERS JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United States and Israel ended another round of talks on Wednesday with no sign yet of a deal on a West Bank settlement freeze, but a US envoy planned to meet again with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. ...

'UN report accusing Israel of war crimes is prize for terrorism'

Ha'aretz

US Envoy Meets Israeli PM Again to Discuss Settlements

Voice of America

Israel rejects independent inquiry into Gaza war

The Associated Press

Xinhua -Washington Post -Jerusalem Post

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Voice of America

US Navy Admiral Michael Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Tuesday that the United States probably will need to send more troops to Afghanistan to win the war against Taliban and al-Qaida insurgents. ...

Mullen says US needs more troops in Afghanistan

Christian Science Monitor

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Times Online

Somalia's extremist Islamist militia has vowed to avenge the killing of an al-Qaeda's terror leader in a dramatic raid by American special forces. US commandos killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in a helicopter raid on his convoy as it travelled through the ...

Somali group lauds US killing of al Qaeda suspect

Reuters

Somalia: US Conducted Raid on Militants, Say Reports

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New York Times

NAIROBI, Kenya – American commandos killed one of the most wanted Islamic militants in Africa in a daylight raid in southern Somalia Monday, according to American and Somali officials, an indication of the Obama ...

US may have killed al Qaeda target in Somalia, officials say

CNN International

US targets suspect in Somali raid

BBC News

Key al Qaeda figure killed in US raid in Somalia

Reuters

Aljazeera.net -Telegraph.co.uk -FOXNews

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BBC News

The US has launched a new effort to finalise terms for fresh negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. In talks with Israeli leaders, US envoy George Mitchell has been discussing the expansion of Jewish settlements in the West Bank - a key ...

Mitchell in Israel to jumpstart talks

Christian Science Monitor

Israel: Differences with US over peace talks

The Associated Press

Netanyahu, Mubarak: Mideast peace requires cooperation

Ha'aretz

Xinhua -Voice of America -Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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PRESS TV

After Iran's lead nuclear negotiator expressed readiness to resume talks over the country's nuclear program and a range of other issues with the West, the Obama administration responds by accepting Tehran's offer to meet face-to-face. ...

Testing Iran's offer for talks

Politico

Iran ready to negotiate nuclear proposals: Mottaki

AFP

US to Accept Iran's Proposal to Hold Face-to-Face Talks

New York Times

Reuters India -The Associated Press -BBC News

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