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Grandson of Modern Iran’s Founder Seeks to Join Council That Picks Supreme Leader

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Thomas Erdbrink, Thomas, Erdbrink

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A grandson of Ayatollah Khomeini runs for election in 2016 to the Assembly of Experts council which selects the next Ayatollah. Ruhollah Khomeini, a cleric, is seen as a moderate who supports prime minister Rouhani's efforts to forge closer ties with the U.S. and Europe.

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In 1999 Memo, Ted Cruz Took Milder Tone on Immigration

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Jonathan Martin, Jonathan, Martin

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Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio differ on their approaches to immigration. Cruz takes a tougher line. As Jonathan Martin points out in the NYT, this was not always so, citing an instance when Cruz prepared a campaign document as advisor to the 2000 Bush presidential campaign.

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Chuck Hagel Says About-Face on Syria Hurt Obama’s Credibility

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Helene Cooper, Helene, Cooper

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Former Defense Secretary in the second term of the Obama administration, Chuck Hagel, says U.S. president Obama hurt his credibility when he failed to act on his own comments of a "red line" being crossed following the chemical attacks in Syria by the Assad government. Hagel was critical in an article in Foreign Policy magazine of the way the national security advisor, Susan E. Rice, ran discussions on foreign policy issues, with too many meetings and discussion followed up with deferring difficult decisions.

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U.N. Says 60 Million People Have Been Forced to Flee War

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Nick Cumming Bruce, Nick, Cumming Bruce

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The International Organization for Migration says the number of refugees crossing the Mediterranean to Greece and other places will reach 1 million in 2015. The UN high commissioner for refugees says 5 million displaced people were added in the first 6 months of 2015 to the 59.5 million people recorded as displaced in Dec. 2014.

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‘Star Wars’ Opens Amid Hype and Nostalgia

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Brooks Barnes, Brooks, Barnes, Michael Cieply, Michael, Cieply

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The extensive marketing push and viewer enthusiasm for "Star Wars- The Force Awakens," movie in Dec 2015 as it is released in theatres acros the U.S. It is expected to beat "Avatar," which made about $3.1 billion worldwide in 2009, as the best selling movie in history. In its first week it is breaking records, beating "The Hobbit- An Unexpected Journey" for ticket sales in a December release. Hobbit movie made $85 million in Dec. 2012. "The Force Awakens" had ticket pre-sales of $100 million. This is the first Star Wars movie in a decade.

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E.U. to Extend Sanctions Against Russia, but Divisions Show

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

James Kanter, James, Kanter

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Divisions in the European Union between Germany and Italy over the Nord Stream 2 project, and use of Ukraine as the transit country for Ukraine to earn budgetary revenues. The South Stream project which included Italian companies Eni and Saipem through Bulgaria was cancelled by Russia in 2014. As a result of differences Italy called for more discussion on a 6 month extension to sanctions against Russia over its intervention in Ukraine and for failure to comply with the Minsk agreement calling for restoring Ukrainian sovereignty over its eastern border. The 6 month extension was finally approved in Brussels.

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China’s Renminbi Declines After Being Named a Global Currency, Posing Challenges

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Keith Bradsher, Keith, Bradsher

After Years of War in Syria, U.N. Passes Resolution on Talks

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

Somini Sengupta, Somini, Sengupta, David E. Sanger, David, E., Sanger

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The UN Security Council passes a resolution for initiating a peace process for Syria 15-0. Many differences remain to be resolved between Russia and the U.S., the Saudis do not see the process to be workable, Iran sees itself retaining influence in Syria, and the Russian bombing campaign in Syria, tensions between Russia and Turkey, create further complications for the process to be effective.

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Congress Passes $1.8 Trillion Spending Measure

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New York Times - 12.18.2015 Original article ›

David M. Herszenhorn, David, M., Herszenhorn