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The US and Russia: Iran and Nuclear Weapons
Hillary Clinton's in Moscow to talk about Iran's nuclear program and renewing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, not to mention Afghanistan. We hear about diplomacy and nuclear weapons. Also, after taxpayer bailouts, Wall Street bonuses jump, and despite wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military recruiting is setting historic records.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenHillary Clinton's in Moscow to talk about Iran's nuclear program and renewing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, not to mention Afghanistan. We hear about diplomacy and nuclear weapons. Also, after taxpayer bailouts, Wall Street bonuses jump., On Reporter's Notebook, more young Americans than ever before are volunteering to serve in the Army, the Marines and the National Guard. Has the economy left them without any alternative?
Banner image: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the press conference after their bilateral meeting in Moscow. Photo: Valeriy Yevseyev/State Department
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3 storiesAfter Taxpayer Bailouts, Wall Street Bonuses Jump
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose above 10,000 today, at least for a while. A year after taxpayers bailed out the banks, JP Morgan Chase is making big money again, and today’s Wall Street Journal says banks and securities firms are about to pay employees $140 billion in bonuses , a record high.
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At the United Nations less than a month ago, Russian President Medvedev was asked about Iran developing the capacity to build nuclear weapons. ”In some cases” he said,” sanctions are inevitable .”
Read the story36 minBanner Year for Military Recruitment
In recent years, a lack of recruits has forced the Army to lower its standards, accepting more high school dropouts and even people with felony records. The Army and the Marines are stretched thin by the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, and new recruits are almost certain to go to war.
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