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The U.S. and Iran finally sat down to talk about Iraq.

But what about the issues that weren't on the agenda?

I'm Sarah Terry sitting in for Warren Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

After nearly three decades of formal silence, representatives from the U.S. and Iran met in Baghdad yesterday and agreed on the need for a stable Iraq.

But what about Iran's continued acceleration of its nuclear program?

Are new UN sanctions needed?

Why has Iran arrested American Iranian citizens and charged them with spying?

Is the U.S. encouraging a soft revolution in Iran?

On reporter's notebook, she became the face of the anti-war movement,

but now Cindy Sheehan is turning her back on it all.

First, here's the news.

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I'm Sarah Terry, sitting

in for Warren Alley, back with To the Point, from PRI. The U.S. and Iran held an historic

meeting in Baghdad yesterday amid signs that Iran is increasingly flexing its power in the region.

How will the United Nations respond to Iran's continued development of its nuclear program?

What about the fate of American Iranians who've been detained in Iran and accused of

endangering national security? On reporter's notebook, anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan pulls up

stakes outside the president's Crawford Ranch and heads for home. First, this news update.

President Bush today ordered new economic sanctions against Sudan in an attempt to pressure the government there

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