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The president and Hillary Clinton said they would put more career diplomats into the positions.
Diana Briton Putman won one of the awards for dissent.
Israel-U.S. misunderstanding underscores the risk.
The president is scheduled to make stops in Japan, China, Singapore, and South Korea.
Although Ling and Lee's saga is over, the effect on U.S.-North Korean relations is unknown.
While the president fiddles, the ayatollah burns the midnight oil on nukes.
North Korea threatens to launch a "thousand-fold" military retaliation if its sovereignty is breached.
The sentencing of two U.S. journalists thrust North Korea back into the headlines.
The disputed re-election of Ahmadinejad appears to have undermined Obama's argument for diplomacy.
In rush to court Muslims, Obama must not push Israel away.
