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Exciting news reported on the Georgetown University website:
Georgetown University and the Lawrence Livermore National Lab have formed a partnership to focus on the areas of cybersecurity; biosecurity; nonproliferation; and global climate, energy and environmental security issues.
This collaborative effort will help explore different policy options that could accelerate the introduction of technology aimed at solving critical global programs.
Spiros Dimolitsas, senior vice …

The  AP via the Washington Post is reporting this morning:
Iraq’s deputy foreign minister says Iranian troops have seized an oil well in southern Iraq along their disputed border.Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed Haj Aziz said Friday that Iranian troops seized oil well No. 4 Thursday night.
He said he did not know whether Iranians were still in control of the oil well. …

Here is the transcript from the Department of State website:
SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you all for coming this morning. I arrived in Copenhagen several hours ago. I’ve just had a briefing on the state of the negotiations. I’d like to give you a brief report on where we stand and then make an announcement.
First, let me thank Todd Stern and the …

A number of previous posts have praised the nomination of Erin Conaton to be Under Secretary of the Air Force. And now, in keeping with sad senatorial practice, Government Executive reports:
Frustrated with the Air Force’s handling of the latest competition for a lucrative contract to build a fleet of aerial refueling tankers, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is blocking the confirmation …

Here is the transcript from the State Department website:

MR. WOOD: Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. As you can see, we have with us Ambassador Bosworth who is here to talk about his recent visit to the East Asian region with regard to North Korea. So without any further ado, I’ll turn it over to Ambassador Bosworth.
AMBASSADOR BOSWORTH: Thank you, Robert. Good …

The American Security Project has just released its report,  Are We Winning 2009: Measuring Progress in the Struggle Against al Qaeda and Associate Movements. Authored by Dr. Bernard Finel and Christine Bartolf, the report has a more positive tone that previous years’ reports. As Dr. Finel explains:
The 2009 version of “Are We Winning” is markedly more optimistic than previous editions …

From the State Department website, here is the transcript of Secretary Hillary Clinton’s Address:

SECRETARY CLINTON: Thank you. It is wonderful being back here at Georgetown in this magnificent Gaston Hall, and to give you something to do during exam week. (Laughter.) It’s one of those quasi-legitimate reasons for taking a break – (laughter) – which I’m very happy to have …

Laura Rozen is reporting this morning over at Politico:
Days after Obama delivered a Nobel speech that struck a new emphasis on human rights, saying freedom movements have “history and us on their side,” and making the moral case for the use of force in some cases, Hillary Clinton will deliver what advisors say is a major address on human rights …