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Fear and Loathing as Well as Praise for Arizona
BP has been able to siphon up some of the crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Arizona has stirred a political hornets’ nest with its new law against illegal immigration. Over the weekend, Sarah Palin gave the new law her blessing. Meanwhile, has Iran found a solution to its nuclear standoff with Western nations - or only another tactic aimed at derailing new sanctions?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenBP has been able to siphon up some of the crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. Arizona has stirred a political hornets’ nest with its new law against illegal immigration. Over the weekend, Sarah Palin gave the new law her blessing. Meanwhile, has Iran found a solution to its nuclear standoff with Western nations - or only another tactic aimed at derailing new sanctions?
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3 storiesBP Finally Makes Some Progress on Slowing Spill
For the first time, BP has been able to siphon up some of the crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. It is not a final solution, but the company says, “everyone’s encouraged now.”
Read the story8 minFear, Loathing and Huzzahs for Arizona's Immigration Law
Arizona has stirred a political hornets’ nest with its new law against illegal immigration. Undocumented aliens are accused of crimes up to and including murder, and the state’s accused of racial profiling, ethnic cleansing and Nazism.
Read the story36 minIran Offers to Ship Uranium to Turkey - What Does It Mean for Sanctions Talks?
Iran, Brazil and Turkey have reached an agreement they claim will make it unnecessary for the UN Security Council to impose new sanctions for Iranian enrichment of nuclear materials. Western nations are expected to be highly skeptical
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