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    Reformists Boycott Elections in Iran

    Feb 20, 2004 05:00 AM EST

    ... and have a more rational relationship on the proliferation issue, possibly stabilization of Iraq and the Persian Gulf as well. So the United States stands at a crossroads. It has a choice. It can deal with these unsavory conservative actors that just undermined a very vibrant democratic movement, or it ...

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    World Views: President Bush's Foreign Policy

    Apr 29, 2002 04:00 AM EST

    ... know, fighting al-Qaida in Afghanistan, doing the initial rolling up of al-Qaida. We now move to the longer-term strategy. And we are at a crossroads because using those simple rules of thumb are not very useful when you get into this big messy world out there. I ...

  • World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access

    World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access

    May 13, 2017 09:04 PM EST

    ... at a former French colonial military installation. Camp Lemonnier is the only U.S. military base on the entire continent of Africa and it is a critical foothold in a particularly unstable part of Africa. It is home to anywhere between two-and-three- thousand American military personnel. The number ...

  • In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk

    In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk

    Dec 14, 2016 09:04 PM EST

    ... a report released this week by Nunn's group, the Nuclear Threat Initiative, the stakes are described in stark terms. "Russia and the West are at a dangerous crossroads," the report says. "During the past several years, we have been in a state of escalating tension, trapped in a downward ...

  • News Wrap: U.S. indicts 7 hackers for attacks on banks

    News Wrap: U.S. indicts 7 hackers for attacks on banks

    Mar 25, 2016 12:01 AM EST

    ... its troops have fought their way into Palmyra, with support from Russian airstrikes. The Roman-era city is held by Islamic State fighters and lies at a key crossroads in Central Syria. State TV today showed military units entering the outskirts of Palmyra. But they're too late to save ...

  • WATCH: Trump signs 'Phase 1' trade truce with China

    WATCH: Trump signs 'Phase 1' trade truce with China

    Jan 15, 2020 03:12 PM EST

    ... acceptable for either of us,” said Trump's chief trade representative, Robert Lighthizer. His Chinese counterpart said "the world is now at a critical historical crossroads" facing choices of how to promote country-to-country cooperation. "Cooperation is the only right choice,'' said Liu, the vice premier. THIS IS A ...

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    Killings at American Consulate in Libya Might Shift Campaigns' Focus

    Sep 12, 2012 01:45 PM EST

    ... ever, says a Pew Research Center poll, and the numbers show another kind of post-convention bounce. Virginia Senate candidate Tim Kaine sparred Tuesday with Crossroads GPS over a $1 million ad campaign they launched against him on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. BuzzFeed looks at ads ...

  • Archaeologists discover oldest known partial face fossil of human ancestor in western Europe

    Archaeologists discover oldest known partial face fossil of human ancestor in western Europe

    Mar 12, 2025 05:42 PM EST

    ... between 1.1 million and 1.4 million years old, according to research published in the journal Nature. “The fossil is exciting," said Eric Delson, a paleontologist at the American Museum of Natural History, who was not involved in the study. “It's the first time we have significant remains ...

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    Romney Set to Clinch GOP Nomination With Texas Victory

    May 29, 2012 01:12 PM EST

    ... Philip Rucker looks back at his path to the nomination: It seems like forever ago that Rick Santorum and Newt Ging­rich were waving Etch a Sketches at their rallies in a last-ditch bid to stop Romney's march to the nomination. The long slog of primaries effectively ended ...

  • Kennedy Center faces a crossroads as it's pulled into partisan politics

    Kennedy Center faces a crossroads as it's pulled into partisan politics

    Apr 04, 2025 10:30 PM EST

    ... Center Honors, the institution's most prestigious annual event, which since 1978 has included a who's-who of artistic stars from all walks of American and international culture. Presidents traditionally attend, but, in his first term, Donald Trump did not. In an audio recording at his recent board meeting ...