article_snippet: But both sides have tried to downplay the rift.
article_snippet: cyber security, will remain unaffected, the divide over Iran .
article_snippet: talks has shaped up as the worst in decades.
article_snippet: between the Republican and Democratic camps.
article_snippet: government and some congressional Democrats.
article_snippet: the nuclear talks in order to distract from the Palestinians' unresolved bid for an independent state. '