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Experts put Iraq death toll at nearly 500,000
October 16, 2013The first major study into the human cost of the Iraq war in eight years has found that nearly half a million people died because of the U.S.-led invasion.
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Obama at UN
September 27, 2013President Obama strained in Monday's United Nations speech to explain the rationale behind U.S. foreign policy.
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What does the UN Syria report really say?
September 19, 2013UN weapons inspectors, in their long-awaited report on the alleged chemical weapons attacks in the Damascus area, did not determine who perpetrated the attacks.
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Obama postpones Congress Syria vote
September 11, 2013President Obama has asked Congress to delay a vote on authorizing a U.S. attack on Syria, and Americans opposed to the attack emphasize the importance of continuing public pressure on Congress and the White House for...
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Should U.S. scorn Security Council over Syria?
September 9, 2013The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, is reportedly giving up on the UN Security Council, because it likely will not approve armed action against Syria in the wake of the August 21...
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