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What we're reading: Monday, March 18, 2013

President Obama is meeting with senior advisers ahead of this week’s trip to Israel, his first as commander-in-chief. 
President Obama delivers remarks at the Organizing for Action dinner in Washington on March 13, 2013 (Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters)
President Obama delivers remarks at the Organizing for Action dinner in Washington on March 13, 2013

President Obama is meeting with senior advisers ahead of this week’s trip to Israel, his first as commander-in-chief.

In The New York Times opinion page: Vali Nasr analyzes the next steps in dealing with Iran’s nuclear ambition.

Global investors are hoping the forced bailout in Cyprus by the Euro zone doesn’t push the markets into a tailspin.