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President Obama's Nuclear Posture Review

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Politics

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Fri, 04/09/2010

President Obama's Nuclear Posture Review and the success of the policy with regards to the Middle East, an interview with Dr. Flynt Leverett, New America Foundation, Director, Iran Initiative, Senior Research Fellow, American Strategy Program and Director, Geopolitics of Energy Initiative

Flynt Leverett is a leading authority on U.S.

22:47 minutes (10.44 MB)

FIFA barrs Iranian Women Soccer Team from Competing in the First Youth Olymic games in Singapore

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Human rights

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Voices of the Middle East

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Fri, 04/09/2010

The first-ever summer Youth Olympic Games will be held in Singapore from Oct. 12-25. Some 3,600 athletes, ages 14 to 18, will compete in 26 sports. Iran's girls' squad was to be among the six teams competing in the girls' soccer competition.... No longer.

The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ruled that the Iranian girls may not play while wearing the hijab.