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    Ahmadinejad Says Hezbollah Victorious, Bush Calls It Defeat

    There have been skirmishes today in southern Lebanon but neither Hezbollah nor Israel has escalated the fighting, and Israel has begun slowly withdrawing its troops. Meantime, the Presidents of Iran and Syria say the balance of power has changed in the Middle East.  Robin Wright is diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    There have been skirmishes today in southern Lebanon but neither Hezbollah nor Israel has escalated the fighting, and Israel has begun slowly withdrawing its troops. Meantime, the Presidents of Iran and Syria say the balance of power has changed in the Middle East. Robin Wright is diplomatic correspondent for the Washington Post.

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    3. 50:00Democrats Try to Out-Maneuver Republicans on Security
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      Warren Olney

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      Robin Wright

      contributing writer at The New Yorker magazine, and a joint fellow at U.S. Institute of Peace and the Woodrow Wilson Center

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Is It Time to Consider Dividing Iraq?
    1. 6:00Ahmadinejad Says Hezbollah Victorious, Bush Calls It DefeatYou’re reading this
    2. 12:00Is It Time to Consider Dividing Iraq?
    3. 50:00Democrats Try to Out-Maneuver Republicans on Security
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