memeorandum: Iran, world powers reach historic nuclear deal (Washington Post)

9:50 AM ET, November 24, 2013

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Iran, world powers reach historic nuclear deal — GENEVA — Iran and six major powers agreed early Sunday on an historic deal that freezes key parts of Iran's nuclear program in exchange for temporary relief on some economic sanctions, diplomats confirmed. — The deal was reached …

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Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

Accord Reached With Iran to Halt Nuclear Program — GENEVA — The United States and five other world powers announced a landmark accord Sunday morning that would temporarily freeze Iran's nuclear program and lay the foundation for a more sweeping agreement.

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Benjamin Bell / ABC News:

Sec. John Kerry: ‘No Daylight’ Between Israel and United States — Following a historic deal with Iran, Secretary of State John Kerry sought to allay concerns expressed by Israel over the agreement, telling ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on “This Week” that there was no daylight between …

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John Bolton / Weekly Standard:

Abject Surrender by the United States — Negotiations for an “interim” arrangement over Iran's nuclear weapons program finally succeeded this past weekend, as Security Council foreign ministers (plus Germany) flew to Geneva to meet their Iranian counterpart.

Associated Press:

Obama: Iran deal ‘an important first step’ — WASHINGTON — President Obama said Saturday that an interim agreement on Iran's nuclear program is “an important first step” and again vowed to prevent Tehran from obtaining the means to make nuclear weapons. — U.S. and allied diplomacy …

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CBS News:

Nuclear deal reached between Iran, 6 powers — Shares - — Tweets - Stumble — GENEVA - Iran and six world powers reached a breakthrough agreement early on Sunday to curb Tehran's atomic ambitions in exchange for limited sanctions relief, in a first step toward resolving a dangerous decade-old standoff.

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CNN:

Obama: Iran nuclear deal limits ability to create nuclear weapons — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said the six-month deal rolls back Iran's stockpile of enriched uranium and increases the time Iran would need to develop a nuclear weapon. — Kerry said Iran will have “zero” …

Isabel Kershner / New York Times:

Israeli Leaders Decry Geneva Accord — JERUSALEM — Israeli leaders denounced the agreement reached Sunday in Geneva, saying they were not bound by it and reiterating the principle that Israel would be ready to defend itself without assistance against any threat.

Associated Press:
Key figures in the secret U.S.-Iranian nuclear talks: — UNITED STATES

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Reuters:
Six powers clinch breakthrough deal curbing Iran's nuclear activity

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The Hill:

Filibuster faces terminal decline — The gradual diminishment of the filibuster is inevitable now that Democrats have set off the “nuclear option,” experts say, and that could have much broader ramifications down the line. — “From here on in, the filibuster is likely to be eroded …

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Michael A. Memoli / Los Angeles Times:

New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change — A wing of relative newcomers, mostly elected after 2006, favor bucking tradition and the party's old guard to help President Obama's agenda along. — Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), left, helped lead the victorious effort to end Senate filibusters …

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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Eyeing Nuclear Response, Senate GOP Fears Playing into Reid's Hands

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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
White House, allies weigh nomination strategy under new Senate rules

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Nikki Schwab / US News:

White House Pic of the Day of Media Enrages Media — Friday's White House “Photo of the Day” seems fairly innocuous at first glance. President Obama, in the Oval Office, is surrounded by eight photojournalists as he signs a bill into law. — [REPORT: ‘Climate of Fear’ for Press Under Obama ]

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Kate Brannen / Politico:

2 out in Army ‘pretty’ photo flap — The Army colonel who wrote an internal email suggesting public affairs officers use photos of “average-looking women” when they need to illustrate stories about female soldiers has stepped down as the leader of an Army study on gender integration.

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New York Times:

Tension and Flaws Before Health Website Crash — WASHINGTON — On a sultry day in late August, a dozen staff members of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gathered at the agency's Baltimore headquarters with managers from the major contractors building HealthCare …

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