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Iran nuclear talks fail
World powers Saturday failed to persuade Iran to take steps to ease suspicions over its nuclear programme as the defiant Islamic republic insisted on uranium enrichment.

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What next after Democrats fail at campaign finance reform
Senate Republicans this week halted the Democrats’ drive toward campaign finance reform. Democrats can revive their attempt to bring needed transparency to corporate and union spending on campaign ads by compromising and reaching out to moderate Republicans.

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Drew Joseph: FAIL blog cries foul on Whitman campaign
A campaign advertisement for Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman has drawn the ire of a cat who just wants a cheezburger. Okay, not exactly, but the Cheezburger Network, which oversees various humor blogs,…

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Delay looms as Wall Street bill seen as “too big to fail”
By Kevin Drawbaugh and Andy Sullivan

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Clinton: Iran will fail to disrupt nuke meeting
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says any attempt by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (ah-muh-DEE’-neh-zhahd) to undermine what the U.S. sees as the central purpose of next month’s nuclear conference at the United Nations will meet with failure…. United States – Hillary Rodham Clinton – United States Secretary of State – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – United Nations

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