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Iran, (Persian: ايران‎ , Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: جمهوری اسلامی ايران‎ , transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), and formerly known as Persia in the West, is a large Western Asian country located in the Middle East and Central Asia. Its area equals the size of the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and Germany combined. Iran borders Armenia, Azerbaijan (including its Nakhichevan exclave) and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east, and Iraq and Turkey to the west. In addition, it borders the Persian Gulf, across which lie Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Shi'a Islam is the official state religion and Persian the official language.

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Iranian lawmakers attend an open session of parliament in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010. An Iranian parliamentary probe has found the former Tehran prosecutor responsible for the deaths of three anti-government protesters in the turmoil following the disputed June elections. Tehran
House Minority Leader John Boehner of Ohio, second from left, listens to President Barack Obama, right, during a meeting of House and Senate bipartisan leaders to discuss the economy and jobs, Tuesday, Feb. 2010, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Washington. From left are, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Md., Boehner, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. and the president. Barack Obama
Outgoing Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA, Mohamed ElBaradei, left, talks to U.S. Ambassador Glyn Davies prior to the start of the IAEA's 35-nation board meeting at Vienna's International Center, in Vienna, on Friday, Nov. 27, 2009. International Atomic Energy Agency
An Israeli security guard is seen standing near a truck with gas at the gas depot in the southern city of Ashkelon, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Police say an explosive device strapped to a gasoline truck was discovered and defused at the entrance to a major gas depot in southern Israel. Israel
Map locates Marjah in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where a U.S./Afghan offensive against Taliban militants is imminent. Afghanistan
In this photo released by China's Xinhua news agency, fireworks explode over the People's Square in Giuyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province early Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007, the New Year's Day on China's lunar calendar. China
The bodies of Taliban fighters, who were killed in Friday's gunbattle with Afghan forces, are covered with blankets at the office of Afghan Red Crescent Society to be transported to their villages, in Lashkar Gah, capital of Helmand province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Jan. 31, 2010. Taliban
A Soldier of the Pakistan army teaches local children in Ghulam Khan in the troubled Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan along the Afghanistan border, Saturday, Feb 17, 2007. Pakistan's wild tribal belt has been a refuge for Taliban and al-Qaida militants since the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the hardline militia from Afghanistan at the end of 2001. But over the past year, an alarming escalation in violence has raised concern on whether Pakistan is doing enough to contain the insurgents. Pakistan
Joe Stork, deputy Middle East director at the New York-based Human Rights Watch, second left, Abdullah al-Durazi, head of the Bahrain Human Rights Organization, second right, and Human Rights Watch attorney Joshua Colangelo-Bryan, right, address journalists and Western diplomats Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, at a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. Stork claimed Bahrain has resumed torturing security detainees in the past two years, calling it a "distressing" relapse after showing the political will to stop the practice. Middle East
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, left, submits next year's budget bill to the parliament speaker Ali Larijani, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. Iran's official news agency says the country has planned next year's budget based on an oil price of US$60 per barrel, nearly double the price from last year. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reads the words "Eggs, Milk, Bread (crossed out), Hope, and Change" written in marker on his hand as he briefs reporters after President Barack Obama made an unannounced visit to the James Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010. Former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been seen with hand written notes on her hands in recent public appearances. White House
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: A protestor holds up a judge puppet outside the Iraq Inquiry at the Queen Elizabeth II conference centre on January 29, 2010 in London, England. Tony Blair, who was Britain's Prime Minister from May 1997 to June 2007, is facing questions from Chairman of the Inquiry Sir John Chilcot. This is the United Kingdom's fourth inquiry into the Iraq war. Intelligence officials, senior civil servants, politicians and military commanders have given evidence so far. Iraq War
An Iraqi man lights a cigarette for a soldier from the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment of the Second infantry Division during a search operation in the Shaab neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Iraq
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends 15 February 2007 a Security Council meeting with government members at the Kremlin in Moscow. Putin appointed a new Russian defense minister, the former head of the Russian Federal Tax Service, Anatoly Serdyukov, 15 February 2007. Serdyukov was the head of the country's federal tax service and first made a name for himself in the private sector. His predecessor Sergei Ivanov was appointed 15 February 2007 first deputy prime minister by Putin U N Security Council
PARIS - FEBRUARY 02: Ambassador and Permanent Representative of France to the European Union Pierre Sellal delivers a speech at the International 'Global Zero' Summit Against Nuclear Weapons at Hotel Intercontinental on February 2, 2010 in Paris, France. European Union
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center right, shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center left, as French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, rear center, looks on, upon Clinton's arrival at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. Clinton flew to Paris on Friday for talks with French officials and to give a speech on European security in which she will underscore the Obama administration's commitment to the continent's security. Hillary Rodham Clinton
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen (L) talk before the start of a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill on February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony on the proposed Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2011, and reviewing the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy. Michael Mullen
WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 02: U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) (L) speaks as Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) (R) looks on during a hearing before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill February 2, 2010 in Washington, DC. The hearing was to examine the Obama Administration's budget proposal for FY2011. John Kerry

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Canadian immigrant Mina Bahmanyar, originally from Iran, clambers into a set of Olympic rings so that her family can photograph her on a plaza at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Canadian immigrant Mina Bahmanyar, originally from Iran, clambers into a set of Olympic rings so that her family can photograph her on a plaza at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reacts after he briefs the media about German government position after Iran's decision to enrich uranium to higher levels, at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reacts after he briefs the media about German government position after Iran's decision to enrich uranium to higher levels, at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Immigrants talk to each other in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants talk to each other in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants line up for food by a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants line up for food by a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Migrants line up for food provided by a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Officers have moved Sunday some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Migrants line up for food provided by a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. Officers have moved Sunday some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants try to warm up around a fire in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants try to warm up around a fire in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a microscope he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a microscope he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, uses a device as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to information, as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, center, listens to information, as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, wears eye protection goggles as he visits an exhibition of Iran's laser science, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2010. Ahmadinejad ordered his country's atomic agency on Sunday to begin the production of higher enriched uranium, a move that's likely to deepen international skepticism about the country's real intentions on the crucial issue of enriched uranium.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 . Iran's claims to be close to an agreement on its nuclear program have yet to be backed up by any concrete actions, top Western officials said Saturday, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it may be time to take a "different tack" with Tehran. U.S. and European officials at a gathering of the world's top defense officials in Munich rejected statements from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late Friday that Tehran was "approaching a final agreement."

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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 . Iran's claims to be close to an agreement on its nuclear program have yet to be backed up by any concrete actions, top Western officials said Saturday, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it may be time to take a "different tack" with Tehran. U.S. and European officials at a gathering of the world's top defense officials in Munich rejected statements from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late Friday that Tehran was "approaching a final agreement."

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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 . Iran's claims to be close to an agreement on its nuclear program have yet to be backed up by any concrete actions, top Western officials said Saturday, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it may be time to take a "different tack" with Tehran. U.S. and European officials at a gathering of the world's top defense officials in Munich rejected statements from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late Friday that Tehran was "approaching a final agreement."

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Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki attends the media during the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010 . Iran's claims to be close to an agreement on its nuclear program have yet to be backed up by any concrete actions, top Western officials said Saturday, and U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said it may be time to take a "different tack" with Tehran. U.S. and European officials at a gathering of the world's top defense officials in Munich rejected statements from Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki late Friday that Tehran was "approaching a final agreement."

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, and EU Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Ashton, right, speak prior to the start of the second day of the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Westerwelle told a gathering of the the world's top defense officials in Munich Saturday that "a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable for us" and would "lead to a destabilization of the entire region."

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, left, and EU Foreign Affairs Minister Catherine Ashton, right, speak prior to the start of the second day of the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Westerwelle told a gathering of the the world's top defense officials in Munich Saturday that "a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable for us" and would "lead to a destabilization of the entire region."

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Manutschehr Mottakki, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is seen during his speech during at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.

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Manutschehr Mottakki, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is seen during his speech during at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.

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Manutschehr Mottakki, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is seen during his speech during at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2009.

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Manutschehr Mottakki, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is seen during his speech during at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2009.

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Manutschehr Mottakki, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is seen during his speech at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.

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Manutschehr Mottakki, Foreign Affairs Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is seen during his speech at the annual Munich Security conference in Munich, southern Germany, on Friday, Feb. 5, 2010.

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"They have made their choice so far, although the door was still open. What we were going to work upon over the next several weeks was to develop a significant regime of sanctions that would indicate to them how isolated they were..."


Barack Obama Feb 10 2010 7:43 AM from Zee News

"But what's clear was that they have not said yes to an agreement that Russia, China, Germany, France, Britain and the US all said was a good deal and the director of the IAEA said that the right thing to do was to accept it"


Barack Obama Feb 10 2010 7:43 AM from Zee News

"How China operates at the Security Council as we pursue sanctions is something that we're going to have to see"


Barack Obama Feb 10 2010 7:43 AM from Zee News

"We're doing a meet-and-greet. They set up a table and we're signing ... This guy comes up with a '27 championships' T-shirt. He's a nice guy, so we gave him a Marlins T-shirt. He said, 'I'm not putting it on. Everything's right..."


Larry Beinfest Feb 10 2010 6:46 AM from GoErie.com

"It's the real deal over there with real bullets ... I wasn't totally prepared for it."


Larry Beinfest Feb 10 2010 6:46 AM from GoErie.com

"One thing I'm pleased about is to see how forward-leaning the Russians have been on this issue"


Barack Obama Feb 10 2010 5:05 AM from France 24

"When President Obama talked to President Medvedev a couple of weeks ago, President Medvedev didn't bring this up as an obstacle"


Robert Gibbs Feb 10 2010 5:05 AM from France 24

"Despite the posturing that the nuclear power is only for civilian use... they in fact continue to pursue a course that would lead to weaponization, and that is not acceptable to the international community"


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Canadian immigrant Mina Bahmanyar, originally from Iran, clambers into a set of Olympic rings so that her family can photograph her on a plaza at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Canadian immigrant Mina Bahmanyar, originally from Iran, clambers into a set of Olympic rings so that her family can photograph her on a plaza at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reacts after he briefs the media about German government position after Iran's decision to enrich uranium to higher levels, at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle reacts after he briefs the media about German government position after Iran's decision to enrich uranium to higher levels, at the Reichstags building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010.

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Immigrants talk to each other in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants talk to each other in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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Immigrants get food from a charity organization in Calais, northern France, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010. On Sunday officers moved some 100 illegal immigrants and about 20 activists from a hangar in the English Channel port city of Calais. Immigrants coming from as far away as Afghanistan and Iran gather in Calais trying to make their way to Britain.

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