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Has the War with Iran Already Begun?
Is President Obama lax about Iran's possible nuclear weapon, or is he "Bush on steroids?" We hear what could be a covert war against Iran and what the consequences might be.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIs President Obama lax about Iran's possible nuclear weapon, or is he George W. "Bush on steroids?" We hear about what could be a covert war against Iran and what the consequences might be, intended and otherwise. Also, is President Obama the consumer's new best friend? On Reporter's Notebook, a dispute between politics and history at the Nixon Library in California raises questions about what role of presidential libraries and how they should be supported.
Banner image: Iranians walk past an anti-US mural painted on the wall of the former US embassy in Tehran on November 19, 2011. Photo by Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images
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3 storiesIs President Obama Consumers' New Best Friend?
Republicans in the Senate today refused to confirm the nomination of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to be the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau .
Read the story8 minHas the War with Iran Already Begun?
President Obama boasted today that he's isolated Iran more than ever before and imposed the toughest sanctions ever because of its nuclear program. But that's not all. Iran's nuclear software has been disrupted and nuclear scientists allegedly have been killed. Are these the covert precursors of open hostilities?
Read the story37 minThe Nixon Library and the 'Last Battle of Watergate'
For 30 years, the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California was a haven for supporters of a former President who resigned in disgrace. Then, the National Archives appointed a new director who later called Nixon "the worst President in modern history." When Tim Naftali took over in 2006, he instituted a new display on the Watergate scandal.
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