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Can the US and Pakistan Mend an Uneasy Alliance
President Obama and Pakistan's new Prime Minister met yesterday in hopes of strengthening an alliance complicated by nuclear weapons, terrorism and a lack of mutual trust.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenPresident Obama and Pakistan's new Prime Minister met yesterday in hopes of strengthening a troubled alliance. We look at how the relationship is complicated by nuclear weapons, terrorism and a lack of mutual trust. Also, the healthcare hearing gets heated, and Walmart versus Amazon.
Banner image: US President Barack Obama (R) speaks with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif during their meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington October 23, 2013. Photo: Larry Downing/Reuters
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