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…His Position on Iran Is Naïve and Dangerous "Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. They don't pose a serious threat to us the way the Soviet Union posed a threat to us," Obama told an audience in May of this year.' The "tiny" country of Iran is providing many of the deadliest explosive devices used to kill U.S. soldiers. Iran is the chief sponsor of terrorist organizations in the Middle East. Iran's Pr...…
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…Knollenberg faces challenge from Peters and Kevorkian for key congressional seat. Robert Sklar Editor T he Ninth Congressional District boasts one of the hottest federal races in the nation. Republican incumbent Joe Knollenberg, who took office in 1993, is trying to fend off Democratic contender Gary Peters, a former state sena- tor and former state lottery commissioner. Three other candidates add to the intrigue of the race for the two-ye...…
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