Iran Is Said to Want Direct Talks With U.S. on Nuclear Program
Date: 26 July 2013
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
Iraqi Prime Min Nuri Kamal al-Maliki tells Obama administration that Iran is interested in direct talks with the United States on Iran's nuclear program, and says that Iraq is prepared to facilitate the negotiations; direct talks have the potential to ratchet down some of the pressure on Pres Obama.
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U.N. ‘Troubled’ by Australia’s New Policy on Asylum Seekers
Date: 26 July 2013
By MATT SIEGEL
United Nations raises serious questions about Australian Prime Min Kevin Rudd's tough new policy to stem the tide of people undertaking dangerous boat journeys to seek asylum there, latest public setback for government's new deterrence-based approach.
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California: Outcry Against Mayor Grows
Date: 26 July 2013
By ADAM NAGOURNEY
Four more women say they have been subject to unwanted sexual advances by San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, as chorus of Democrats demanding his resignation swells.
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HPV Vaccine Not Reaching Enough Girls, C.D.C. Says
Date: 26 July 2013
By SABRINA TAVERNISE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says vaccine for human papillomavirus--most common sexually transmitted infection and principal cause of cervical cancer--is not reaching enough teenage girls.
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Obama and Vietnam’s Leader Pledge Deeper Ties
Date: 26 July 2013
By MARK LANDLER
Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang meets with Pres Obama and pledges to deepen trade and military ties with the United States even as they tangle over human rights; it is the first visit of a Vietnamese leader to the White House during the Obama administration, and it takes on an even greater strategic resonance, given Obama's determination to increase US presence in Asia.
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In Los Angeles Art Museum Arrival, a Foreshadowing of a Departure
Date: 26 July 2013
By RANDY KENNEDY
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, announces resignation of director Jeffrey Deitch, three years into his five-year contract; Deitch's tenure, which includes a few well-attended, critically praised exhibitions, has also been marked by staff defections, budget problems and accusations that he had neither ability nor desire to run a large public institution.
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