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    US Lays Diplomatic Groundwork for Action Against Islamic State

    The world is waiting for tonight’s speech by President Obama on his strategy for a new coalition against the extremist Islamic State. Much will depend on Iraq’s new government and in Baghdad today, Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Shiite prime minister, the Kurdish president and the Sunni speaker of Parliament.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 10, 2014 • 1 min read

    The world is waiting for tonight’s speech by President Obama on his strategy for a new coalition against the extremist Islamic State. Much will depend on Iraq’s new government and in Baghdad today, Secretary of State John Kerry met with the Shiite prime minister, the Kurdish president and the Sunni speaker of Parliament. Ned Parker is Baghdad Bureau Chief for the Reuters News Service.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Benjamin Gottlieb

      Reporter, Fill-in Host

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      Ned Parker

      Reuters News Service

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    A Political Reversal on Immigration Reform
    1. 1:14US Lays Diplomatic Groundwork for Action Against Islamic StateYou’re reading this
    2. 8:05Will Obama’s Immigration Reform Delay Pay Off… and For Whom?
    3. 43:02Alibaba’s Wooing of Wall Street
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