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Iran: WWJMD? Same as Obama will do
The Swampby Mark Silva What would John McCain do? Certaiinly not what he joked about on the campaign trail more than two years ago: "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb Iran.'' But the revelation, corroborated by European allies, that Iran has secretly......Tags: European Union, National Government, Defense, Government, United Nations
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Obama: Iranian agreement 'constructive'
The Swampby Mark Silva Following direct talks with Iran today about its nuclear facilities, President Barack Obama called Tehran's acceptance of international inspection of the uranium enrichment facility that it is building "a constructive beginning.'' Yet Obama,...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Nuclear Power, European Union, United States, Defense Equipment
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U.S., Iran at the table: Nuclear talks
The Swampby Paul Richter and Christi Parsons GENEVA -- Iranian officials sat down with diplomats of six great powers at a secluded villa on the outskirts of Geneva today to try to relieve growing international pressure over Tehran's nuclear program. In......Tags: Nuclear Policy, European Union, Economic Policy, Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State
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McManus: Gridlock, Tehran-style
With the United States locked in confrontation with Iran, was it good or bad for diplomacy that "Argo," a movie about U.S. spies getting the best of the Iranians, won this year's Academy Award for best picture? Depends on whom you ask. To Iran's...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency, United Nations, Movies, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Chicago film student Anahita Ghazvinizadeh wins Cannes prize
CANNES, France — A sharp, nearly perfect 21-minute movie about a 6th-grade girl caught in a tug of war between divorced parents, “Needle” was shot last summer in Chicago by School of the Art Institute film student Anahita Ghazvinizadeh....
Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Entertainment, Teaching and Learning, Movies
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Ben Affleck's mission accomplished in 'Argo' ★★★ 1/2
The propulsive hostage thriller "Argo," the third feature directed by Ben Affleck, just plain works. It's heartening to encounter a film, based on fact but happy to include all sorts of exciting fictions to amp up the suspense, whose entertainment...
Tags: Ruhollah Khomeini, Central Intelligence Agency, U.S. Department of State, Government, Movies
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McManus: Confronting Iran -- again
Here's a prediction I don't think I'll have to apologize for at the end of the year: Some time in the coming months, probably this spring, there will be another crisis over Iran's nuclear program. It's become an annual event on the diplomatic calendar:...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Israel, Leon Panetta, Elections, Robert Gates
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McManus: The nuclear countdown in Iran
Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Israel, Ehud Barak, Groundhog Day, The Washington Post
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'Argo' review: Deserves Oscar nominations, not wins
*** (out of four) It’s not easy to make a reality-based, political, action-comedy that stretches from Tinseltown to Tehran and covers everything from Hollywood satire to public hangings. In his first directorial effort not set in Boston, Ben...
Tags: Iran, John Chambers, Alan Arkin, Human Interest, Central Intelligence Agency
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U.S.-Iran War Game Reveals Real Danger
The Hartford CourantPerhaps it was the "fog of simulation." But the scariest aspect of a U.S.-Iran war game staged this week was the way each side miscalculated the other's responses — and moved toward war even as the players thought they were choosing restrained...Tags: Nuclear Policy, Israel, Elections, Petroleum Industry, Iran's Nuclear Program
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Meghan Daum: What's with the 'hiker hate'?
The story of Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd, the American hikers who in July 2009 crossed the border — inadvertently, all evidence suggests — from Iraqi Kurdistan into Iran and were imprisoned for espionage, is back in the...Tags: Elections, Facebook, University of California, Berkeley, Damascus (Syria), Los Angeles Times
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McManus: The Iran squeeze
The Obama administration faces two dangers in its nuclear negotiations with Iran, which began in a burst of optimism last weekend after the two sides managed to get through a day and a half of talks without anyone walking out. One danger, of course, is...
Tags: Nuclear Policy, Israel, Health, European Union, Elections
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