Senators say Barack Obama needs tough Iran stance

The Politico by Nia-Malika Henderson | Jun. 22, 2009 (News Report)

The government crackdown in Iran — and the U.S. response to it — took center stage on Sunday's news shows, with several senators calling for stepped-up engagement by President Barack Obama and others defending his response as carefully calibrated and correct. Full Story »

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Subjects: Politics, U.S., World
Topics: Republican Party, Obama Administration, U.S. Congress, Iran, Democracy In the Middle East, Foreign Policy
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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Jun 22, 2009 - 11:44 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Derek Hawkins (review), Fabrice Florin (review)
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jun. 22, 2009

Brief roundup of Sunday talk shows with members of Congress, showing different views on how Obama should respond to the crisis in Iran. There is not much here, just a few quotes from Rep. Hoekstra, Sep. Bayh, Mc Cain and Feinstein - no context or additional sourcing.

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