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As the US prepares to start talks on an "end state" agreement with Iran over its nuclear program, US President Barack Obama has asked Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to "take a breather" from his vocal criticism of the interim deal signed in Geneva, journalist David Ignatius wrote in a column published in The Washington Post on Thursday. Obama and Netanyahu spoke on the phone on Sunday, in a conversation meant to assuage the prime minister's concerns following the signing of the "first stage" deal between Tehran and the P5+1 countries. After weeks of Israeli officials publicly condemning the deal, Netanyahu...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. job market took a breather in March after its best hiring stretch since the Great Recession. Still, few economists expect hiring to fizzle in spring and summer, as it did the past two years. And they blamed seasonal factors for much of Friday's disappointing report from the Labor Department. The report was also closely watched in political circles. If employers retreat on hiring, consumers could lose confidence in the economy and potentially dim President Barack Obama's re-election hopes. Government jobs, which declined by an average of 22,000 a month last year, fell just 1,000 in...

Late last week the State of Idaho held its State track meet in Boise at the Boise State Stadium. My son and several of his team mates from Emmett were in attendance. Emmett took overall 3rd place at State and my son came home with three medals, 5th in the open 400M, 4th in the 4X400M relay and 2nd in the Medley relay. I got a lot of great pictures but will not bother you with all of them taken by a proud dad. I did think you would find these two interesting though ... THE THRILL OF VICTORY Emmett...