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Stalemate Continues after Iran Nuclear Talks
The US and its allies are dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapons. Will Iran be next? We hear the outcome of weekend negotiations, ten years after the process began.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe US and its allies are already dealing with North Korea’s nuclear weapons. Will Iran be next? We hear the outcome of negotiations Friday and Saturday — ten years after the process began. Also, Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87, and how history's biggest real estate deal blew up.
Banner image: Participants from the US, Russia, China, France, Britain and Germany prepare to start talks with Iranian negotiators in Almaty April 5, 2013. Photo by Ilyas Omarov/Reuters/Pool
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3 storiesMargaret Thatcher Dies at 87
Britain's former Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher , once known as the "Iron Lady," died this morning at the age of 87. While Ronald Reagan gets much credit for ending the Cold War, it was Thatcher who first saw an opportunity for dealing with Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union.
Read the story7 minIran's Nuclear Program: Does Diplomacy Have a Chance?
In Almaty, Kazakhstan this weekend, Iran met with the so-called "PR5+1" — UN Security Council members Russia, China, Britain, France and the US — plus Germany. After talks ended on Saturday, the best US officials could say was there wasn't a "breakthrough," but there wasn't a "breakdown" either.
Read the story35 minHow the Biggest Real Estate Sale in History Went from Boom to Bust
When the massive middle-class apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village was sold in 2006, it was the biggest real estate deal in history -- $5.4 billion, most of which came from outside investors. But from Day One, the purchase had problems.
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