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 Israelis, Palestinians skeptical about ObamaWhen Barack Obama comes to Israel this week, he's going to find plenty of skeptics wondering whether such a foreign policy neophyte has what it takes to finally nail down a solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Iran tops EU foreign ministers' agenda
Efforts to persuade Iran to stop enriching uranium will top the agenda of a European Union foreign ministers' meeting Tuesday after Tehran stonewalled world powers on the issue over the weekend.  Troop withdrawal timetable concerns Pentagon chiefThe Pentagon's top military officer said Sunday a specific time frame for withdrawing U.S. combat troops from Iraq could jeopardize political and economic progress, leading to "dangerous consequences."  Iran nuclear talks stall, even with US at tableA U.S. decision to bend policy and sit down with Iran at nuclear talks fizzled Saturday, with Iran stonewalling Washington and five other world powers on their call to freeze uranium enrichment.  US general: al-Qaida may be easing effort in IraqAfter intense U.S. assaults, al-Qaida may be considering shifting focus to its original home base in Afghanistan, where American casualties are running higher than in Iraq, the top U.S. commander in Iraq said Saturday.
Baghdad family's woes far from Obama spotlight
There is a Baghdad that Sen. Barack Obama probably won't see.  Iran calls nuclear talks positiveIran's Foreign Minister said Friday that forthcoming nuclear talks in Geneva and the participation of a U.S. diplomat for the first time look positive and he expects progress.
Top US envoy to meet with IAEA chief
A senior U.S. envoy will meet Friday with the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to discuss Iran's contentious atomic program and moves to open the way for India to import nuclear technology.
Time for old standbys in black community to be passed by
With any luck, we in the black community are beginning to see the end of the mainstream media’s tired old habit of designating Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson as the leaders and spokespersons for issues of concern to our community. For far too long, these two “media junkies” have used our issues and concerns mostly for their own self-promotion. The two of them, with all of their contradictions and moral baggage, have for far too long been allowed to marginalize and diminish legitimate concerns of black folk.  Iran briefs ally Syria on standoff with WestIran's foreign minister briefed Syria's president Thursday on the international standoff over his country's nuclear program.
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