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(Reuters) – Iran’s president-elect Hassan Rohani said on Monday a new opportunity had been created for friendly relations between the Islamic Republic and the world, and he hoped all countries would take the opportunity to build friendly relations. He also said Iran was ready to show more transparency on its nuclear program. “I hope that [...]

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DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s president-elect, Hassan Rohani, said on Monday he would revive constructive interaction with the world. “Your government … will follow up national goals … in the path of saving the country’s economy, revive ethics and constructive interaction with the world through moderation,” Rohani said in his first news conference since he was [...]

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DUBAI (Reuters) – President-elect Hassan Rohani said on Monday that Iran was ready to show more transparency on its nuclear program but was not ready to suspend uranium enrichment. “Our nuclear programs are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the [...]

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The United States and Cuba will resume talks this week on restarting direct mail service despite a deadlock between Washington and Havana over detainees that has largely stalled most rapprochement efforts, a U.S. official said Monday.  Full News here – FOXNews.com

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The top Republican in crafting the Senate’s sweeping immigration-reform legislation acknowledged Sunday the bill still has flaws, while a fellow GOP senator said their party blocking its passage will only add to their “demographic death spiral.” Full News here – FOXNews.com

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Former Vice President Dick Cheney, in an appearance on “Fox News Sunday,” defended the newly disclosed electronic surveillance programs operated by the government and called the former N.S.A. contract worker who disclosed them a traitor. Full News here – The Caucus

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The United States might have been able to prevent the deadly Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington had controversial National Security Agency surveillance practices been in place at the time, former Vice President Dick Cheney said Sunday. Full News here – NBCNews.com: More politics

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In an interview with Matt Lauer ahead of the opening of George W. Bush’s presidential library in April, former first lady Barbara Bush was asked how she felt about her son Jeb, the former governor of Florida, being a possible presidential candidate in 2016. “We’ve had enough Bushes,” Barbara Bush replied bluntly. Her husband doesn’t [...]

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American taxpayers are paying for a “war on Christianity” at home and abroad, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul said during a speech at a conservative conference Thursday. “There is a war on Christianity,” Paul told an audience of mostly evangelical Christians and Jews during a luncheon at the annual Faith and Freedom Conference in Washington. [...]

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The White House announced Thursday that the Obama administration has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime has used chemical weapons against his opposition, killing up to 150 people in the last year and crossing what President Obama has called a “red line” that would lead to greater American involvement in the crisis. Full [...]

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