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Bush Might Bomb Iran If He 'Thinks Obama's Going To Win'

However, "if the president thought John McCain was going to be the next president, he would think it more appropriate to let the next president make that decision than do it on his way out," Kristol said, reinforcing the fact that McCain is offering a third Bush term on Iran.
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Ron Paul Claims Pelosi Spiked Iran Bill

Representative Ron Paul says House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed a section from a bill passed by Congress which would have barred the U.S. from going to war with Iran without a congressional vote, claiming she did so at the behest of the leadership of Israel and AIPAC.
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EU ministers see no quick-fix after Irish reject treaty

LUXEMBOURG (AFP) — EU foreign ministers, sifting through the wreckage of the bloc's Lisbon Treaty, admitted on Monday there are no quick fixes after its rejection by Irish voters plunged the bloc into crisis.
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Israeli air exercise may be message to Iran

Israel conducted a major aerial military exercise over the eastern Mediterranean Sea earlier this month, a U.S. military official confirmed to CNN.
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Teen Pot Use Falling In States With Medical Marijuana Laws

States that have authorized the use of medical cannabis by qualified patients have not experienced an increase in pot use by the general population, according to a report issued this week by the Marijuana Policy Project. In seven of the twelve states, marijuana use among young people declined at rates that exceeded the national average.
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Swedes To Be Wiretapped, Despite Protests

Despite public protests both online and on the streets of Stockholm, the Swedish parliament has voted in favor of a new “wiretapping” law which invades the privacy of its citizens by allowing the government to monitor web traffic and phone calls, without the need for court orders or similar authorization.