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Washington Post (blog)How much has the United States been 'standing up against' atrocities in Burma?Washington Post (blog)“The United States, I think, has played a really important role in this period in standing up against atrocities and for democracy and human rights” in Burma. –Samantha Power, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Nov. 20, 2013. “Today ...

Washington Post (blog)How much has the United States been 'standing up against' atrocities in Burma?Washington Post (blog)“The United States, I think, has played a really important role in this period in standing up against atrocities and for democracy and human rights” in Burma. –Samantha Power, U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations, Nov. 20, 2013. “Today ...

New York TimesUS Struggles to Keep Pace in Delivering Broadband ServiceNew York TimesWASHINGTON — San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States, a progressive and economically vibrant metropolis of 1.4 million people sprawled across south-central Texas. But the speed of its Internet service is no match for the Latvian ...

Foreign Policy (blog)China, the United States, and Great Power DiplomacyForeign Policy (blog)China tried its hand at coercive diplomacy recently when it announced the establishment of an "air defense identification zone" around the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The dispute, along with a similar case over the Spratly Islands ...

CNNUS delegation to Russian Olympics includes gay athletesCNNWashington (CNN) -- The United States' delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Russia won't include a member of President Barack Obama's family or an active Cabinet secretary, but it will include openly gay athletes - a clear jab at Russia's ...

CNNUS Marines poised to enter South SudanCNN(CNN) -- About 150 U.S. Marines are poised to enter turbulent South Sudan to help evacuate Americans and provide security for the U.S. Embassy, if ordered to do so, two U.S. military officials said Monday. The troops are moving from Moron, Spain, to ...

PBS NewsHourCalculating a living wage across the United StatesPBS NewsHour... the calculator -- it covers the entire nation. And watch our latest report: Nearly 20% of low income US households are "underbanked," according to the FDIC. But is providing access to traditional, mainstream financial services the best solution for ...

WND.comRadiation alerts hit US citiesWND.comA private organization that monitors radiation data from network points across the United States issued email alerts today for two Western U.S. cities, Reno, Nev., and St. George, Utah. The alerts came from the the Nuclear Emergency Tracking Center ...

New York TimesUS Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Syria RebelsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Just a month before a peace conference that will seek an end to the grinding civil war in Syria, the Obama administration's decision to suspend the delivery of nonlethal aid to the moderate opposition demonstrated again the frustrations ...

Center For American ProgressThe Green Industrial Revolution and the United StatesCenter For American ProgressA new green industrial revolution—driven by a variety of concerns and opportunities—is gathering steam across the globe. In some regions, it is spurred by land and water scarcity. In others, it is driven by rising concerns about catastrophic climate ...

NPR (blog)Now Praised By Presidents, Mandela Wasn't Always Admired In The USNPR (blog)As President Obama travels to South Africa for Nelson Mandela's memorial service on Tuesday, it might seem as though Mandela was an eternal object of admiration for U.S. presidents and the American public. But that wasn't the case by a long shot.

Washington Post (blog)Steve Case: Don't let the United States turn into DetroitWashington Post (blog)AOL co-founder Steve Case stressed the need for the United States to remain innovative Tuesday at an event hosted by the Aspen Institute in Washington. “We kind of led on the digital information revolution. We need to lead in the next revolution ...

Business InsiderWhy The US Is Walking Away From The Middle EastBusiness InsiderThis policy change is currently making headlines in Syria where the United States, despite accusations of hypocrisy and strategic blundering, remains skittish about engaging in a conflict that is drawing in almost every other regional player, many of ...

Washington PostKarzai's recalcitrance nudges US 'zero option' for troops closer to realityWashington PostIn January, when U.S. officials first raised the prospect of keeping no troops in Afghanistan after 2014, this “zero option” was broadly seen as a rhetorical bargaining chip the White House was using to nudge along talks over a long-term security ...