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ISIS is the caliphate cracking.

Hello again, I'm Orin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Last year, ISIS looked like the world's most dangerous terrorist group intent on restoring the caliphate that once ruled all Muslims.

Unique for extreme brutality and brilliant propaganda, ISIS forced the U.S. and Iran into an unlikely coalition against it.

Now, ISIS is losing, captured territory, its sources of money, and even competent

soldiers. There are signs of internal dissension. But even if it's in partial retreat, it's a likely

threat in the Middle East and to Western interests for years to come. Today's talking point,

gay conversion therapy has been discredited, but it's still legal in 48 states.

First, here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again. Moran Ali, back with To the Point. The losses of Kobani in Syria and Tikrit in Iraq are being taken as evidence that the so-called Islamic State is in trouble. Its revenue is reportedly drying up and untrained recruits are replacing experienced soldiers. But ISIS is still spreading terror. We'll talk about that. Today's talking point, President Obama agrees with

120,000 people who signed a petition calling for an end to so-called conversion therapy for

young gays, lesbians, and transgender people. We'll hear about the techniques as well as the purpose.

First is news update. Nevada Senator Harry Reid has been the major force preventing Yucca Mountain in his

home state from being developed as the repository for America's many tons of nuclear waste. Now,

Reid says he won't run for re-election next year. Today, several members of Congress toured the

Yucca Mountain site. Amber Phillips is Washington correspondent for the Las Vegas Sun. Hi, Amber Phillips.

Good to have you with us. Thanks for having me. Are politics in Nevada changing?

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