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At Confirmation Hearing, Clinton Talks of Engagement With Iran

 

Published 1/14/2009 by Glenn Kessler at Wash Post In Congress

Secretary of State-designate Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that the incoming Obama administration will seek to engage directly with Iran in an effort to persuade it to abandon its nuclear program and become "a constructive regional actor," underscoring a dramatic shift in U.S. foreign policy... (link)

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