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Iran: Nuclear negotiating position strengthened by Russia deal

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Deputy National Security Adviser Tony Blinken said the Obama policy on Syria will be nothing like Bush-era war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan. (AP Photo)

Aide: Obama open to limits in war authorization

By Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for his meeting with Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi bin Abdullah at the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to Britain, Winfield House, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Kerry in diplomatic overdrive on Iran nuclear deal

By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, looks towards U.S. President Barack Obama, right, during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

US long-term visas issued for Chinese travelers

By LARA JAKES - Associated Press

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening session of the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014. Netanyahu told parliament Monday that &#8220;the French build in Paris, the English build in London and the Israelis build in Jerusalem.&#8221; The government is currently advancing construction plans to build about 1,000 housing units in east Jerusalem. The Palestinians seek east Jerusalem as their future capital and oppose any Israeli construction there. The international community, including the United States, does not recognize Israel's annexation of the eastern sector of Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel approves 200 new homes in east Jerusalem

By Josef Federman - Associated Press

Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with reporters after attending the wake for former Boston Mayor Thomas Menino at Faneuil Hall in Boston, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014. Menino, who served for more than 20 years, died Thursday at the age of 71. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Kerry urges U.S.-China cooperation on climate change

By Matthew Pennington and Lara Jakes - Associated Press

Outgoing Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, walks with President-elect Joko Widodo upon arrival prior to a tour of the presidential palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, will be inaugurated as the country's new president on Monday, Oct. 20. (AP Photo/Adek Berry, Pool)

Kerry seeks Asia’s help in anti-Islamic State push

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry walks to his car with Austria's Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, right, as he arrives at Vienna International Airport, in Vienna, Austria, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014. Kerry meets Wednesday in Vienna with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to try and advance nuclear talks and meet the target date of Nov. 24. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, Pool)

SUGHED John Kerry, stranded by Air Force jet, forced to fly commercial

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 3, 2014 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. Kerry will travel to Saudi Arabia and Jordan this week to meet with Mideast leaders about confronting threats from the Islamic State militant group. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the meetings with will focus on how the region can contribute to a new crackdown against the Islamic State. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

John Kerry urges other countries to help fight Ebola, not enough pitching in money or resources

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John Kerry shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

China warns U.S. not to intervene in ‘illegal’ Hong Kong protests

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, left, is sworn in by Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi, during his inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 29, 2014. Ghani Ahmadzai He replaces Hamid Karzai in the country's first democratic transfer of power since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion toppled the Taliban. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Afghan president sworn in, paving way for U.S. pact

By RAHIM FAIEZ and AMIR SHAH - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers remarks at a NYC Climate Week opening event, at the Morgan Library in New York, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

John Kerry: Climate change as dangerous as the Islamic State

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, adjusts his translation ear piece during a U.N. Security Council meeting, Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at the United Nations headquarters. The Security Council met Friday to discuss the situation of the Islamic State group in Iraq. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

John Kerry: Appropriate for Middle Eastern countries to fight Islamic State for themselves

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Islamic State to John Kerry: You’re an ‘old uncircumcised geezer’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014. Kerry described Egypt as an &#8220;important partner&#8221; during a short stop in Cairo to shore up support for President Barack Obama's initiative to assemble a coalition of nations to go after the Islamic State group, which holds large parts of Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry: Debate over whether we’re ‘at war’ with ISIL is distracting from fight

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

US Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hand with Turkey's foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu upon his arrival at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Sept. 12, 2014. Kerry is in the region to speak with leaders about strategies to address the threat from the Islamic State, a militant extremist group. John Kerry said that the US would provide an additional $500 million in humanitarian aid to victims of the war in Syria, bringing total American assistance to $2.9 billion since the start of the conflict in 2011. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry says no to Iran’s help against Islamic group

By Lara Jakes - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this April 27, 2014, file photo, former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin speaks during a campaign rally in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Sarah Palin: ‘I owe America a global apology,’ because McCain should be president

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry makes a statement after a meeting with Gulf states and other Middle East countries in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Kerry's visit, on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, was aimed at pinning down Middle Eastern allies on what support they are willing to give to U.S. plans to beat back the Islamic State group, which has seized large chunks of Iraq and Syria. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski, Pool)

Kerry: U.S. not at war with Islamic State group it plans to destroy

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Gen. John Allen gestures during an interview with the Associated Press in Kabul, Afghanistan, in this July 22, 2012, file photo. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq, File)

Retired Marine Gen. John Allen to coordinate efforts against Islamic State

Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 8, 2014 file photo, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, speaks as Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, center, and Abdullah Abdullah listen during a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan. "Radicals" backing Abdullah could foment postelection violence if he isn't given an equitable share of power, his spokesman warned Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014 ahead of a meeting with his rival aimed at resolving a monthslong election dispute. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry helped broker an agreement this summer under which all 8 million ballots would be recounted, a process which was concluded Friday. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

SHANSAB: Time to get proactive with Afghanistan

By Nasir Shansab