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Obama Squeezing GOP on Arms Treaty: 'Our Security' is at Stake

Pushing hard for the START treaty, President Obama kept up his full court press on reluctant Republicans Saturday, warning that failure to ratify the nuclear arms deal with Russia "would be a dangerous gamble with America's national security."

Prosecutor Says Servant 'Incapable of Resistance,' Let Saudi Prince Kill Him

(Oct. 18) -- The prosecutor in the trial of Saudi Prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud said today that Bandar Abdulaziz, the servant he's accused of beating to death, "let the defendant kill him" after suffering so much earlier "sadistic" abuse, the Irish Times reports. "So worn down by the violence, so subservient...

Asian Carp, Eh? Canada to Fight Back Against Invasive Fish

(Oct. 6) -- Hockey prowess, health care norms and the correct way to pronounce the letter "O." On these fundamental disagreements, Canadians and Americans might never see eye-to-eye. But where invasive species of fish are concerned, researchers in the two countries are ready to team up and fight back. Asian carp, the...

Obama at UN Sudan Meeting: A Call for Peace

With little more than 100 days until the much-anticipated referendum on independence for South Sudan, President Obama on Friday attended a high-level meeting at the United Nations to call for a peaceful and transparent voting process.