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NEWS
Clinton apologist lobbies for Islamabad
Now Lanny J Davis is explaining why donations made to Hillary Clinton at a Pakistan fund-raiser may not have influenced the President's decision to visit Pakistan.

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Clinton's visit may not change things: panel
Professor Phil Oldenburg of the Columbia Southern Asian Institute says American leaders never appreciated India's aspiration to be recognized as a world leader and that Indian diplomats made matters worse by looking down on Americans.

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Earth, Cracking India to be included in Clinton's briefing kit
Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Karl F Inderfurth has sent him a video of the film and the book to be included in the briefing kit for his visit to the Indian subcontinent.

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Lakireddy tried to hide evidence: prosecutors
They say Berkeley's biggest landlord spent eight weeks before his arrest in January covering up the identities of two girls he had smuggled into the US.

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'A far more dangerous place'
An Independent Task Force fired an Open Letter to President Bill Clinton asserting that relations between India and Pakistan have sunk to a dangerous level, one that could all too easily lead to conflict.

'Any attempt to persuade India to eliminate its nuclear arsenal will fail'
'...Given Indian concerns about both China and Pakistan and the inclination of many Indians to associate nuclear weapons with great power status. Nor are you well placed to pressure India to sign the CTBT given the failure of the US Senate to ratify the treaty.'

Clinton proposes modest increase in H1-B visas, but Senate leaders stick to big boost
A bill introduced by powerful Republicans in the Senate proposes to increase the quota from 115,000 to 195,000 for each of the next three years.

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