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September 9, 2015

4 More Democratic Senators' Support Seal Iran Nuclear Deal's Future 
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In the United States, Congress returned from summer recess Tuesday with
the historic nuclear deal with Iran topping the agenda. Four more
Democratic senators announced their support for the deal Tuesday,
cementing the deal's future. The addition of Richard Blumenthal of
Connecticut, Maria Cantwell of Washington, Gary Peters of Michigan and
Ron Wyden of Oregon brings the total number of supporters in the Senate
to 42. The new total appears to ensure President Obama will not need to
veto any Republican attempt to undermine the nuclear deal, since
Republicans now lack the 60 votes needed to overcome a Democratic
filibuster of a resolution against the nuclear deal. Meanwhile, former
Vice President Dick Cheney has emerged as a leading critic of the Iran
deal, telling an audience at the right-wing American Enterprise
Institute the agreement would "give Iran the means to launch a nuclear
attack on the U.S. homeland." Cheney was interrupted by Michaela Anang,
a peace protester with Code Pink, who called Cheney a "war criminal" and
held a banner which read, "Wrong in Iraq, Wrong in Iran."

Dick Cheney: "The Iranians get the better of us in these negotiations
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Michaela Anang: "Dick Cheney is a war criminal! Why should we be
listening to him? He was wrong in Iraq, he's wrong in Iran."

 

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