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Fast Forward Israel Slams Iran Nuclear Deal as ‘Historic Mistake’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced the world powers’ nuclear agreement with Iran as a historic mistake that left the production of atomic weapons within Tehran’s reach. A grim-faced Netanyahu, who had strongly opposed any easing of economic sanctions against Iran – in a rift with Israel’s main ally, the United States –…
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Fast Forward Iran Clinches Nuclear Deal — Obama Cheers Pact
Iran and six world powers clinched a deal on Sunday curbing the Iranian nuclear programme in exchange for initial sanctions relief, signalling the start of a game-changing rapprochement that could ease the risk of a wider Middle East war. Aimed at ending a long festering standoff, the interim pact between Iran and the United States,…
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Fast Forward Ex-Spokeswoman Sues Bob Filner for $1.5M
The one-time communications director for now-disgraced former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner wants nearly $1.5 million in damages for being subjected to the offensive behavior that led to his resignation. Irene McCormack Jackson, 57, said Filner’s suggestion that she would work better without panties, his attempt to kiss her and exclamations of sexual desire for…
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Fast Forward Iran Nuclear Deal Nears as Ministers Gather — Issues Remain
Secretary of State John Kerry and foreign ministers of five other world powers joined talks on Iran’s contested nuclear programme on Saturday with the two sides edging towards a breakthrough to ease a dangerous decade-old standoff. The Chinese, Russian, French, British and German foreign ministers – Wang Yi, Sergei Lavrov, Laurent Fabius, William Hague and…
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Fast Forward John Kerry Joins Iran Nuclear Talks — Deal Looks in Sight
Secretary of State John Kerry will join talks on Iran’s contested nuclear programme in Geneva on Saturday, as Tehran and six world powers appeared to be on the verge of an elusive breakthrough in the decade-old dispute. The French, British and German foreign ministers, Laurent Fabius, William Hague and Guido Westerwelle, were also due to…
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Fast Forward Texas Christian Evangelicals Take Aim at Evolution in Biology Textbooks
Social conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education have delayed approval of a high school biology textbook, pending a review by experts, citing concerns about the book’s lessons on evolution. In the latest episode of a lengthy battle by evangelicals in Texas to insert Christian and Biblical teachings into public school textbooks, the board…
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Fast Forward Newtown Shooting Report To Be Released by Connecticut on Monday
Connecticut’s long-awaited report on the shooting last December at a Newtown elementary school that killed 20 children and six adults is due to be released on Monday, the prosecutor’s office said on Friday. The report will be published on the website of Connecticut’s Division of Criminal Justice, www.ct.gov/csao. Mark Dupuis, a spokesman for the state…
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Fast Forward 56% of Americans Back Iran Nuclear Deal
A poll showed majority support for the Obama administration strategy of easing sanctions on Iran in exchange for a partial rollback of its nuclear program. A CNN poll released Thursday and conducted by ORC international showed 56 percent of respondents favored “an interim deal that would ease some of those economic sanctions and in exchange…
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