Joseph S. Nye Jr., who pioneered the theory of soft power, says while he doesn’t expect any major breakthroughs from the U.S.-Iran talks, Washington nonetheless has a responsibility to push Iran to come clean. CFR.org reports.
Source:Analysis: Soft power, but hard questions, for Iran
John Travolta has told a court in the Bahamas that a local paramedic threatened to sell stories to the news media suggesting the movie star was at fault in the death of his 16-year-old son.
Source:Travolta testifies paramedic threatened him
Billionaire entertainer Guy Laliberte rocketed into space in a Russian Soyuz craft on Wednesday, heading for the world’s highest stage.
Source:Clown rides rocket to greatest show off Earth
Here are some pointers for navigating the terrain of a federal government’s program meant to help you cut your mortgage payments. That is, if you qualify.
Source:Tips on getting feds to cut your house payment
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says she sat out elections for decades and it wasn’t until she was a chief executive in Silicon Valley that she realized why she should vote.
Source:GOP candidate: Too busy with family to vote
Reuters - President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to spend $5 billion on medical and scientific research, medical supplies and upgrading laboratory capacity, which he said would create tens of thousands of new jobs.
Source:Obama announces $5 billion for new medical research
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Reuters - Top Obama administration officials on Wednesday said recent arrests in alleged bombing plots highlight the challenges they face combating “self-radicalized, homegrown extremists” as well as foreigners in the United States determined to carry out attacks.
Source:U.S. officials worry about homegrown terrorism plots
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Reuters - The U.S. Supreme Court said on Wednesday it would hear an Obama administration appeal defending part of the Patriot Act, which has been criticized by civil liberties groups for giving the government broad powers.
Source:Supreme Court to decide terrorism support law
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Reuters - President Barack Obama’s drive to fight global warming got a boost on Wednesday as Democrats in the U.S. Senate unveiled a bill aimed at slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the next four decades.
Source:Climate control debate heats up in Senate
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Reuters - The United Nations on Wednesday dismissed the top U.S. diplomat at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan after he quarreled with his European boss over the Afghan presidential election.
Source:Top U.S. envoy removed from Afghanistan U.N. job
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