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Chinese Activist Wants To Leave With Clinton; U.S. Diplomats Back In Touch

Chen Guangcheng now says he fears for his family's safety and that he wishes he hadn't left the U.S. embassy on Wednesday. American officials are trying to help, but it's not clear what they can do.
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Friday News Roundup - International

The blind dissident at the center of a diplomatic stand-off now says he wants to flee China with his family; documents seized in last year's raid reveal Osama bin Laden was concerned al Qaida affiliates were shifting from the "goal" of attacking the U.S; and President Obama made a surprise trip to Afghanistan to sign a long-term partnership agreement with President Karzai. Elise Labott of CNN, David Ignatius of The Washington Post and Elisabeth Bumiller of The New York Times join Diane for analysis of the week's top international news stories.

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D.C. Women's Shelter Offers Advice To Afghan Activist

A D.C. women's shelter is helping train an Afghan women's rights activist in how to provide support to abused women back home in Kabul.

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U.S. Tries To Clarify What Chinese Activist Wants

State Department officials say they are perplexed to learn that the Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng now says he wants to leave China. They say the subject was not raised during his stay at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, where he sought refuge last week.
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Activist Changes His Mind About Staying In China

Chen Guangcheng is pleading for the U.S. to allow him to leave China. He had said on Wednesday that he wanted to stay in the country. Before that, he had spent nearly a week at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing after escaping from house arrest.
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Argentina Takes Over Spanish Energy Firm YPF

The governments of Bolivia and Argentina have recently seized privately-owned Spanish companies and nationalized them. Members of Argentina's congress are expected to support the president's expropriation.

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