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The State Department released this statement following Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi's decrees of November 22, 2012 that grant him broad powers.
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Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta gave this speech, "The Fight Against Al Qaeda: Today and Tomorrow", at the Center for a New American Security on November 20, 2012.
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President Obama gave these remarks at the University of Yangon in Rangoon, Myanmar on November 19, 2012.
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The U.S.-ASEAN Innovation in Science through Partners in Regional Engagement (INSPIRE) Initiative was launched in November, 2012.
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President Obama and President Sein of Myanmar gave these remarks on November 19, 2012 in Rangoon, Myanmar.
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President Obama and Aung San Suu Kyi gave these remarks in Myanmar on November 19, 2012.
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President Obama and Thai Prime Minister Shinawatra gave this joint press conference on November 18, 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand.
The IAEA Board released the Director General's quarterly report on progress of the NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran, on November 16, 2012. The report provides an update on the nuclear situation in Iran since the last report of August 2012.
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave these remarks after his appointment as leader of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Communist Party's military commission, on November 15, 2012.
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released its 2012 Report to Congress on November 14, 2012.
Secretary of State Clinton, Defense Secretary Panetta, Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, and Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith met in Perth, Australia and released this joint communiqué on November 14, 2012.
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President Obama gave this press conference at the White House on November 14, 2012.
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President Obama gave these remarks regarding the fiscal cliff on November 9, 2012.
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House Speaker John Boehner gave these remarks regarding the fiscal cliff on November 9, 2012.
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released this report, "Economic Effects of Policies Contributing to Fiscal Tightening in 2013", on November 8, 2012.
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President Obama gave this victory speech on November 7, 2012 in Chicago, after winning the presidential election.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave this concession speech on November 7, 2012.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney published this op-ed on "My Vision for America" on CNN.com on November 2, 2012. President Barack Obama published his vision here.
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President Barack Obama published this op-ed on "My Vision for America" on CNN.com on November 2, 2012. Republican candidate Romney published his vision here.
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At this press conference with Crotian President Ivo Josipovic on October 31, 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton commented on the U.S. government's involvement with a new opposition leadership council in Syria.
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What effect would the fall of the Assad regime have on U.S. policy towards Syria?
Reforming U.S. Drone Strike Policies
The author analyzes the potentially serious consequences, both at home and abroad, of a lightly overseen drone program and makes recommendations for improving its governance.
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Invisible Armies
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