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More: Congressman Proposes "Moat" Around White House, Secret Service Director Confirms "May Be Good Idea"
Originally posted here: France Calls for "New Deal" with "Real Money" Not Fake EU Promises
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Originally posted here: Tanks and Nukes: NATO Statements on Ukraine; McCain Will Go Ballistic
The Financial Times reports Russia-Iran Nuclear Reactor Deal Raises Eyebrows . Russia has agreed to build eight new nuclear reactors in Iran in a deal raising eyebrows in Washington and Europe as fraught international talks to curb Tehran’s atomic ambitions near their deadline
"Brink" of a New Cold War? Another Cold War Already Started? Is McCain Brain Dead
More: Ukraine Split in Two; Expect Major Rebel Advance
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