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National security correspondent for the Los Angeles Times; former military correspondent for the New York Times
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David Cloud
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FROM David Cloud
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US, Cuba Meet for Second Round of Diplomatic Talks US and Cuban diplomats are meeting today with the focus on reopening embassies closed since 1961. President Obama wants relations restored by April, when he goes to the Summit of the Americas. But Cuba is making demands that may not be negotiable. David Cloud, national security correspondent for the Los Angeles Times , explains.
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New Leadership, but the Same Strategy in Afghanistan In the Rose Garden today, President Obama said General Stanley McChrystal was a good soldier who was always courteous to his commander in chief. But, McChrystal's command in Afghanistan could not survive that interview with Rolling Stone magazine…
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General McChrystal Is Relieved of Command General McChrystal is out as commander in Afghanistan , replaced by General David Petraeus, one of America's best-known military leaders. By trashing the President , McChrystal and his team spotlighted ongoing dispute over the War in Afghanistan. In the White House, in Congress and on the battlefield, one side supports a troop surge followed by economic development and government reform. Can Petraeus implement the President's strategy? What about those, including Vice President Biden, who warn against bogging down in an unwinnable war?
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Militants Say Missing Soldiers Killed In the Middle East, an Islamic militant website said today that it will release video clips of the ambush of three American soldiers who disappeared in Iraq in mid-May. While on the ground in Baghdad, the renewed push to secure the city is falling short of US goals. David Cloud is military correspondent for the New York Times .
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Venezuela spirals into economic and political chaos Venezuela, a country whose potential for prosperity is unmatched, finds itself on the verge of civil war. What sustains the repressive government? With time running out, guest host León Krauze looks at what the international community can do to pull the country from the edge of collapse.
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Terrorism and tweets, hate speech and murder Just days before an election, Britain is coping with a rash of deadly terrorism, and Prime Minister Theresa May is on the defensive. And again today, President Trump has tweeted criticism of the Mayor of London. Later, a double murder in Portland, Oregon has revealed the ugly past of a supposedly “progressive” city. One immediate question: is “hate speech” protected by the First Amendment?
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Trump's new look at civil rights and global warming President Trump is reportedly ready to pull the US out of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. We look at the possible consequences. On the second half of the program, we hear about cuts in Obama-Era civil rights programs called for by the Trump Administration's first budget plan.