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• GlobalSecurity.org

  U.S. reiterates its stance over Iran nuclear issue

  The United States says it will go on pressuring Iran over its controversial nuclear issue and continue its work within the Iran Six mediators format, a U.S. Department of State official said.

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• Seattle Times

  Summary Box: Flight attendants seek strike step

  WHAT HAPPENED: Flight attendants at American Airlines say negotiations aren't going anywhere, and they asked federal mediators to formally declare an impasse.

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• National Public Radio

  American Airlines Union Signals Possible Strike

  The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday it will ask federal mediators to let employees walk away from contract talks if there is no deal by March 8. The union has been negotiating over new contracts since 2006 and using federal mediators since 200

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• The Guardian

  Why mujahideen and Saudi lawyers hold the key to peace in Afghanistan

  Secret back-channel chats with Taliban leaders point to a willingness to end conflict, says UK

  David Miliband's call for a major political push towards a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan follows a series of back-channel

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• Relief Web

  (P & I) Mediation Practice Series: External actors in mediation - Dilenmas & options for mediators

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• The Guardian

  At home with the android family

  Work going on in Hatfield could create robot home helps – or even one day robot girlfriends and boyfriends

  On a weekday morning in a Hertfordshire street, people are knocking on the door of an ordinary-looking house. Ins

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• The Observer

  Bob Geldof | My rage at this World Service calumny

  Rageh Omaar's defence of the discredited BBC report on Band Aid beggars belief. He ignores the total collapse of standards at the World Service

  Rageh Omaar's piece " Even Band Aid is not above criticism " is ridiculous. It

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• The Guardian

  Gordon Taylor: John Terry and Wayne Bridge rejected PFA mediation

  • Terry and Bridge turned down offer from players' union • 'I'd have hoped things could have been patched up' says Taylor

  Gordon Taylor, the chief executive of the Professional Footballers' Association, has revealed ho

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