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The Political Scene | The New Yorker

Steve Coll and John Cassidy on U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East.

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

The New Yorker

Politics, Washington, News, Obama, Wnyc, President, Lizza, Barack, Wickenden

4.33.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2014

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Steve Coll and John Cassidy on U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East.

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This is the political scene, a weekly conversation with New Yorker writers and editors about politics.

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It's Thursday, February 6th.

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I'm Dorothy Wickenden, executive editor of The New Yorker.

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In a state of the union address last week, President Obama briefly mentioned some developments in foreign policy.

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As we gather here tonight, Iran has begun to eliminate its stockpile of higher levels of enriched

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uranium. It's not installing advanced centrifuges. Unprecedented inspections help the world

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verify every day that Iran is not building a bomb.

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John Cassidy and Steve Kahl are here to talk about Obama's diplomatic efforts in the region.

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