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Jeff Flake lives up to his name
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jeff Flake, an Arizona Republican who President Barack Obama had been lobbying to support a proposed nuclear agreement with Iran, announced on Saturday that he was opposed to the deal.
Obama had hoped that Flake might be the only Republican to back the deal, giving the proposed agreement some kind of bipartisan support. Obama needs the support of at least 34 senators to sustain a presidential veto if Congress passes legislation to block the deal.
In a statement, Flake said that he opposed the agreement, called the Joint Comprehensive Plan Of Action, because he believed it restricted Congress' ability to impose new sanctions on Iran, despite assurances from the Obama administration. ...........(more)
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