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Some Good News From Iran

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July 2, 2:00 PM

by Jay McDonough, Progressive Politics Examiner

McClatchy is reporting some positive movement in the Iran nuclear capabilities negotiations. Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki recently told a group of reporters Iran is seriously considering a new offer from the six world powers attempting to negotiating a deal.

The European Union's foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, conveyed the offer to Tehran two weeks ago. It essentially repackages a two-year-old proposal by Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States to give Iran political, economic and security rewards if it "verifiably suspends its enrichment-related and reprocessing activities."

Mottaki said that in addition to delivering the six-page offer, Solana made unspecified assurances to Iran's leadership. "We saw the potential for a new balance," he said.

Yet there are signs of intensified debate within Iran's leadership about its nuclear program. Iran has long said that it has an inalienable right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes. But Mottaki declined three opportunities to reiterate that position Tuesday, indicating that Iran is weighing its options.

"We are seriously and carefully examining" the proposal, Mottaki said.

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Did you wonder how Senator McCain intended to pay for all those $5000/family rebates he includes in his health care plan? According to the Senator's campaign, the money comes from cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Sen. McCain's... Read More

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October 6, 9:34 AM

The just released 13 minute version of the documentary outlining John McCain's involvement in the infamous Keating Five scandal:... Read More
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The last gasp McCain offensive began over the weekend. Unable to shift the focus from the economy (and good luck with that now - the Dow is below 10,000 as I write this), the McCain campaign made it clear it will work until election day portraying... Read More
Topics: Obama , McCain , Keating Five

A Picture for the Day

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Stuttgart, Germany, September 24: Cacau of VfB Stuttgart celebrates a goal during his team's German Cup victory over Arminia Bielefeld (Photograph: Alex Grimm/Reuters)... Read More
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October 5, 6:24 PM

Not the first time the argument has been made. But it's particularly timely given the economic meltdown of the last couple weeks. From a commenter over at the Daily Dish:On 9/11, Al Qaeda had no expectation of a traditional military victory... Read More

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