On CNN's "American Morning" Friday, Rubin -- a former assistant secretary of state in the Clinton administration and a supporter of Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign -- said McCain's criticism of Obama's position was hypocritical.

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Agence France-Presse, which described Taft as "assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration administration" in the U.S. State Department, quoted a U.S. Embassy spokesman in Delhi who also said Taft's visit had nothing to do with the Karmapa.

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Mr. Suzuki met with the administration's point man on nuclear-proliferation issues, including Deputy Energy Secretary Daniel Poneman, and with Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Countryman, said U.S. and Japanese officials.

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