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U.S. prepares nuclear contingency

Soldiers aren't the only foreign contribution in short supply for the U.S. effort in Iraq. So is money.

Tripoli struggles to reclaim money due to legal barriers

Diplomatic push comes as White House begins preparing for Obama’s fence-mending visit to Saudi Arabia next month

Washington to conditionally allow 5% enrichment

Diplomats are racing to nail down a plan to deflect the Palestinian bid for statehood at the United Nations

Under Condoleezza Rice, the new diplomacy of compromise has grown in part from the way the continuing burden of Iraq has limited American options.

Many predict the US Secretary of State will be unusually powerful. She has already exhibited her might while dealing with Egypt, Canada and Syria.