Wednesday, January 7, 2009

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Morning Buzz: Jan. 7, 2008

A new USA Today/Gallup poll shows Barack Obama opening up a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. Obama was the pick of 41 percent of voters surveyed while Clinton was named by 28 percent and John Edwards by 19 percent. In the GOP poll, John McCain led Mitt Romney by four points. more >>

European Envoy: U.S. Democratic Effort in Iran Will Backfire

The Bush administration's $75 million effort to promote democracy in Iran over the long run is likely to backfire, stiffening the resolve of the Islamic regime to hold on to power and landing democratic-minded activists in jail, a senior European diplomat tells U.S. News. more >>

Envoy: Iran Won't Budge Despite Sanctions

Despite modest pain inflicted by United Nations sanctions as well as European and U.S. financial pressures, Iran's government is unlikely to bend to western demands on its nuclear program anytime soon, a senior European diplomat tells U.S. News. The resistance comes in part from the Iranian regime's belief that the Bush administration still wants to remove it from power. more >>

The Way the World Looks

Taking stock of progress in Iraq, the NIE on Iran, and Hugo Chávez. more >>

Iran NIE: Why Must Bush Agree?

Intelligence agencies' assessment of Tehran's motives is not the last word. more >>

The President Grapples With a Big Surprise

Iran does not have a program to create nuclear warheads. more >>

A Little Less of a Menace

An intelligence surprise shifts the debate over Tehran's aims. more >>

Bush Is in Denial on Iran

The president tries to avoid blame for scaring the nation about World War III. more >>

Morning Buzz: Dec. 4, 2007

Iran's foreign minister welcomed the U.S. intelligence report released yesterday that said Iran was no longer actively pursuing a nuclear program and hadn't pursued one since 2003. The new National Intelligence Estimate report counters recent assertions by Bush administration officials. Israeli officials said they still believe Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon. more >>

U.S. Downplays Iran Nuke Threat

The U.S. intelligence community on Monday threw some cold water on the much-heated debate over Iran's alleged efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Iran, it turns out, may not be actively working on getting nuclear weapons—or, at least, may be years away from reaching that point. The new National Intelligence Estimate may weaken the urgency of the Bush administration's case for tough diplomatic actions against Iran and undercut the claims by some hawks who have been pressing for military strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities. It's likely to be a PR bonanza for Iran's leaders, who have been hammered by the Bush administration over the nuclear issue. more >>

Nuclear Agency Says Iran Is Cooperating

Report complicates U.S. bid for additional sanctions against Tehran. more >>

Hagel Blasts Bush Foreign Policy

In a broad-ranging talk at a dinner Tuesday night in Washington, GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska warned of dangers in the way the Bush administration is handling the Iran issue, previewing a major policy speech on Iran that he will give next week. more >>

Russia's Perplexing Iranian Strategy

In public, Vladimir Putin is backing up Tehran. Is something else going on behind the scenes? more >>

An Economic Squeeze Play

Targeting the military, banks more >>

Hitting Iran Where It Hurts

Tough new U.S. economic sanctions raise tensions with Iran--and talk of war. more >>

Protecting the Theocracy

Iran's real muscle is the Revolutionary Guard more >>

Taking Aim at Tehran's Elite

U.S. allies worry about tactics more >>

Schwarzenegger Leads on Iran Divestment

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill ordering the state’s two giant pension funds to divest stock in firms doing business in Iran. more >>

Cartoon of the Day: Oct. 3, 2007

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Denial and Hope in the Mideast

Mortimer B. Zuckerman on Iran's Campaign of Repudiation more >>

Just a War of Words, at Least for Now

But Tehran stays defiant, and U.N. diplomacy is falling short. more >>

An Unwelcome Invitation

The Iranian leader renews an age-old debate on free speech more >>

Iran's Nuclear Defiance

What happens next in the growing test of wills with Tehran? more >>

Ten Things You Didn't Know About Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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