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Javad Zarif came out and said that it was substantive³ and business like, and said that he did at the end of this, have a one-on-one, bilateral⁴ more conversation with secretary Kerry. I'm, we were told also that the two men sat next to each other during the session. Secretary Kerry came out saying there has obvious been a welcome changing tone, but he said one meeting than the change of tone doesn't answer all of the questions that the US and its partners have about Iran's nuclear program. 

NPR's Michele Kelemen based on today's progress to expect two sides have agreed to meet again next month. 

In a few days people without health insurance will be able to start shopping for a coverage⁵ online. President Obama pitching it something that is as easy as perusing⁶ a website for an airline ticket or a TV set. The labor⁷ vigorous defence middle insurance exchanges for college students, were part of the program saying it's critical to make the program work. NPR's Scott Horsley has that story. 

President Obama made his pitch for the new insurance exchanges at a community college just outside Washington. He said young people should be able to find health insurance policies, that are more affordable⁸ than many forecasters had expected. 

Now you can do it, for the cost of your cable bill, probably less than your cellphone bill. 

The government is eager to enroll⁹ a lot of young people in the insurance pools to offset¹⁰ the cost of carrying for older sicker customers. Obama vowed¹¹ the healthcare law will be implemented¹² as planned, despite republican effort to delay or block it. 

Meanwhile appeals those republican efforts to block president's healthcare initiative were picking up sting, the senate proposal would continue to fund the government which strip of a prevision in the House passed legislation, defunding the president's healthcare initiative. Democatic senator PaddyMoryxx's among those accusing the republicans of gameplay. 

Anything like that, anything proposal like that should be decided¹³ in the larger budget agreement. We'll not let one of affordable pat projects here and there, on a small bill to just keep the government running for a few short weeks. 

Republicans however say they will not accept the measure that strips away a plan to defund Obama care. During impasse¹⁴ like it will spill over at the weekend, when the new fiscal¹⁵ year set to begin October 1st. 

Some upbeat news on the jobs front today, the labor department reporting new claims for jobless benefits fell to their lowest level in six years last week. The claims for unemployment benefits were down by 5,000 to seasonly adjusted 305,000. 

On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 55 points to close at 15,328; the NASDAQ was up 26 points; S&P 500 rose five points. You are listening to NPR. 

Attorney general Eric Holder¹⁶ met today with GP Morgan's chief excutive and other officials with the bank. Though the justice department isn't confirming what was discussed. The associated press according a government official familiar with the discussion, says spot of an ongoing¹⁷ negotiation¹⁸ over the 11-billion-dollar settlement resolved claims against the bank related to its handling a mortgage backed securities in the runup to the recent recession. While securities lost value after the housing bubble burst. 

A Russian space capsule successfully docked today with international space station delivering three new crew members. NPR's Corey Flintoff reports part of the mission will involve taking the Olympic torch in the space. 

We have a mechanical contact, 

Contacting capsule confirmed at 9:45 PM. 

The Soyuz capsule link to the orbiting space station bringing two Russian cosmonauts and an American astronaut Michael Hopkins to begin a new six-month mission. Part of that mission, will include a space walk with the Olympic torch, the torchers now making its way around the world, a triditional way on foot, but it's scheduled to be delivered to the space station in November. Officials say the torch will not be lighted because of safety concerned. Corey Flintoff NPR News, Moscow. 

It's harvest time in California. But it appears quite a few farmer are having a difficult time finding all the help they need. Some cases there are reports workers walking off the fields lured¹⁹ by offers of easier work and higher pay elsewhere. That shortage's leaving farmers just grumble²⁰ to try to bring high-value crops like grapes, apples, peppers and pears. That's we see the shortage appears to result a number of factors of them from the lingu impacts to resession to re-decline for tutee rate in Mexico. 

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