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swampland.blogs.time.com - 6/16/2009

McCain Unhinged

— swampland.blogs.time.com — For two years now, John McCain has been entirely consistent on Iran: every last statement he's made--at... least, those that I've seen--has been (a) fabulously uninformed and (b) dangerously bellicose. He's still at it, apparently. There is no question ... (more) McCain Unhinged

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latimes.com - 6/16/2009

Obama's choice is not to choose on Iran - Los Angeles Times

— latimes.com — Discuss Article (63 Comments) Do it, President Obama, please. Take the side of democracy. Declare yourself and... your nation on the side of hope and change where it is more than a slogan and better than a rationalization for ever-bigger government. Stop ... (more) Obama's choice is not to choose on Iran - Los Angeles Times

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salon.com - 6/16/2009

The "Bomb Iran" contingent's newfound concern for The Iranian People - Glenn Greenwald

— salon.com — (updated below - Update II) I'm going to leave the debate about whether Iran's election was "stolen"... and the domestic implications within Iran to people who actually know what they're talking about (which is a very small subset of the class purporting ... (more) The "Bomb Iran" contingent's newfound concern for The ...

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