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Middle East

Mideast Talks To Test Clinton's Negotiating Skills

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been consulting her predecessors and past U.S. Middle East negotiators as she prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday.

Mideast Talks To Test Clinton's Negotiating Skills

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Tuesday

Marines Need To Regain 'Maritime Soul,' Gates Says

U.S. Marines wait for the beginning of the dedication ceremony of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in November 2006 in Quantico, Va. For more than 200 years, the Marine Corps has been hitting the beaches. But over the past decade, the Marines have operated like a smaller Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, far from the water's edge. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption

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Marines Need To Regain 'Maritime Soul,' Gates Says

For the past decade, the Marine Corps has been fighting in the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. doesn't need a second land Army. The Marines must be able to get ashore quickly and tackle small guerrilla wars that will be common in the coming decades.

Marines Need To Regain 'Maritime Soul,' Gates Says

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Saturday

Middle East

In New Mideast Talks, A Small Victory For U.S.

The Obama administration has set the date for the first direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in two years, a small diplomatic victory for an administration that made Arab-Israeli peace an early priority.

In New Mideast Talks, A Small Victory For U.S.

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Thursday

World

The Meaning Of The End Of Operation Iraqi Freedom

The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division has left Iraq, marking what President Obama has called the end of America's combat mission in Iraq. But some 50,000 U.S. troops remain in the country. It's unclear if and how their role will change as the mission shifts from combat to support.

The Meaning Of The End Of Operation Iraqi Freedom

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Wednesday

Grand Jury Focuses On N.C. Man Tied To Jihad Magazine

A federal grand jury in Charlotte has convened to consider evidence against Samir Khan, a 24-year-old who is thought to be the editor of Inspire, sources tell NPR. The 67-page publication created a frisson through the U.S. intelligence community earlier this summer because of how very American it seemed to be.

Grand Jury Focuses On N.C. Man Tied To Jihad Magazine

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Monday

Camp Trains Future Cybersecurity Experts

A hacker on his laptop at a computer hacker conference in Las Vegas, July 30. Isaac Brekken/AP hide caption

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Technology

Camp Trains Future Cybersecurity Experts

Officials say the U.S. is lacking in specialists who can help prevent cyberattacks against the nation's critical systems. A series of summer boot camps aims to change that.

Camp Trains Future Cybersecurity Experts

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Opinion

Op-Ed: Afghanistan Objectives Need Revisiting

Rep. Frank Wolf of Virginia (R-VA) says the United States' Afghanistan policy needs to be thoroughly re-evaluated -- and soon. With the planned drawdown of U.S. troops one year away, Wolf has urged President Obama to create a new study group to clarify the U.S.'s mission and objectives in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Op-Ed: Afghanistan Objectives Need Revisiting

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Friday

Russia Says It Will Begin Fueling Iran Nuclear Plant

Russia signed a $1 billion contract in 1995 to build the Bushehr plant, seen here in 2009, but it has dragged its feet for years in completing the project. Hasan Sarbakhshian/AP hide caption

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World

Russia Says It Will Begin Fueling Iran Nuclear Plant

Russia's nuclear agency reports that it plans to load fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Aug. 21, moving ahead with launching the facility despite Iran's stubborn defiance of international demand to halt uranium enrichment.

Thursday

Clinton Sees GOP Backing For START Treaty

Some Republicans on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have raised concerns that the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty could limit U.S. missile defense plans and the U.S. ability to modernize its nuclear arsenal.

Clinton Sees GOP Backing For START Treaty

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Wednesday

World

WikiLeaks Faces Growing Pressure Over War Files

Five human rights groups have asked WikiLeaks to remove names from any additional military documents it releases to protect the individuals from reprisals. Meanwhile, the U.S. government is reportedly pressing its allies to consider legal action against founder Julian Assange, citing the danger that his revelations could present to troops in Afghanistan.

WikiLeaks Faces Growing Pressure Over War Files

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World

Outgoing U.S. Envoy Defends Iraq Progress

Ambassador Christopher Hill tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that any country that has a general election with results as close as Iraq's were is bound to have some "pushing and shoving." He also says the international community now has a vested interest in Iraq's long-term success.

Outgoing U.S. Envoy Defends Iraq Progress

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