In 2011, only 15 senators backed same-sex marriage. Now 49 do.

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Today, Mark Kirk and Tom Carper became the latest senators to endorse same-sex marriage, as members of the chamber seem to be falling over themselves to do in recent weeks. Just in the past month, nine members, including Kirk and Carper, have reversed course on the issue. The changes followed both Rob Portman’s announcement that… Read more »

Indian Embassy chides Hagel for 2011 remark

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The Embassy of India chided secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel late Monday for suggesting in a previously unreleased 2011 speech that India has “for many years” sponsored terrorist activities against Pakistan in Afghanistan.  Source: FOXNews.com

Report: US Officials Held Secret Talks With North Korea in 2011 and 2012

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A lot of good it did. Scientists, technicians and officials involved in North Korea’s successful nuclear test receive a celebratory welcome in the capital Pyongyang after the recent test. (Reuters) US officials reportedly held secret talks in North Korea on several occasions in 2011 and 2012. Asahi Shimbun reported: Senior U.S. administration officials held secret… Read more »