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Obama: Iranian-Backed Fighters Must Respect Iraq's Sovereignty

2:24pm April 15, 2015

by Mara Liasson

In a meeting with Iraq's prime minister at the White House on Tuesday, President Obama had a warning for Iran — as that country wades into the battle against the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Iraq.

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Senate Panel Backs Bill To Allow Congressional Review Of Iran Deal

5:49am April 15, 2015

by David Welna

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on a bill that would give Congress a role in approving the Iran nuclear agreement.

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Obama Pledges Support To Iraqi Prime Minister In Fight Against Islamic State

7:45pm April 14, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is on his first official visit to Washington, D.C.

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Aid Workers Face Challenges In Yemen As Humanitarian Crisis Continues

7:45pm April 14, 2015

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, head of the Doctors Without Borders mission in Yemen, about the deteriorating situation in Sanaa, where she's been based since August. Even though they have been able to get medical supplies this weekend, she says there is concern about getting food, water, fuel and drugs for chronic illnesses if the conflict continues.

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Senators To Review Bill Designed To Limit Iran Nuclear Deal

7:22pm April 14, 2015

by David Welna

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will review bill Tuesday that intends to give Congress a voice on the Iran nuclear agreement.

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Obama Would Sign Compromise Iran Bill As It Stands, White House Says

7:17pm April 14, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed the measure, which would give Congress say over negotiations with Iran regarding its nuclear program.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., questions Secretary of State John Kerry on Capitol Hill last month. In an interview with NPR, Rubio reiterated his opposition to President Obama's dealings with Iran and Cuba.

Republicans Are Making Foreign Policy The Obamacare Of The 2016 Election

1:35pm April 14, 2015

by Steve Inskeep

The GOP still has the health care law in its sights, but now it also promises to do away with the president's opening to Cuba and nascent deal on nuclear development with Iran.

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In Gaza, all hermaphroditic goats will go to heaven. On Sunday, authorities ordered the slaughter of this animal — which had male sex organs and udders — lest people mistakenly believe that its milk had special powers. And if another hermaphrodite goa

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And The Fate Of The Hermaphrodite Goat Is...

3:23pm April 13, 2015

by Emily Harris

The authorities in Gaza decided that the animal had to be slaughtered.

UNICEF workers assemble "school infection prevention kits" in Monrovia, Liberia, to stop the spread of Ebola back in January.

The Truth About Humanitarian Work: High Ideals Vs. Hard Realities

12:31pm April 13, 2015

by Rachel Martin

In this week's For the Record, we meet three humanitarian aid workers: one confronting the Ebola crisis, another trying to educate Syrian refugees and another who's stepped back from field work.

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The owners of this Gaza goat say it is a hermaphrodite: male private parts and an udder.

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A Hermaphrodite Goat Could Be The Ultimate Scapegoat

9:23am April 13, 2015

by Emily Harris

It lives in Gaza. It has male private parts — and udders. People think its milk might have special powers. The government thinks it's a scam and wants to kill it. We'll find out its fate on Sunday.