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Even as the ongoing financial crisis has shaken the political establishment to its core, and the presidential campaign has pushed the current Oval Office occupant to the sidelines, U.S. diplomacy on the world stage trudges ahead. More...




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Israel At 60: Prosperity Without Peace

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Iran's Nuclear Program Priority For Rice

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Diplomatic Dispatch: Visit To Afghanistan

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A Career Diplomat Says Good-Bye

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Bush's Last-Chance Trip To The Middle East

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It's Been A Strange Year

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Annapolis Is Over. Now What?

U.S., Palestinian And Israeli Leaders Started The Conversation Again, But Achieving Peace Is A Long Way Off

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Annapolis... And The Day After

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