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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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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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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 …
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.
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.
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
New breed of Senate Democrats drove filibuster change
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Jonathan Strong / National Review:
Eyeing Nuclear Response, Senate GOP Fears Playing into Reid's Hands
Eyeing Nuclear Response, Senate GOP Fears Playing into Reid's Hands
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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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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
A Look at US-Iran Ties Leading up to Nuclear Pact — Iran's agreement with six world powers over its nuclear program comes after decades of difficult ties between Washington and Tehran. Relations have been up, but mostly down since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and subsequent hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in the Iranian capital.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
If I Were An Enterprising RNC Attack Dog... Obama is delaying the enrollment for next year's individual health insurance debacle until after the election. The motivation fools no one - here is CNN: — White House: Politics aren't pushing back start date of 2015 Obamacare enrollment
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