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When Near Rome ...

Our "World News" report from the G-8 Summit: - jpt

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July 8, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (1)

President Obama Threatens to Veto Intelligence Bill

President Obama threatened to veto the Intelligence Authorization Act Wednesday, asserting that Congress was unconstitutionally pursuing information about executive branch deliberations. It was the third veto threat the president had issued since being elected last November. The first, made before he was sworn in, was to those lawmakers who wanted to block release of the second $350 billion in TARP funds to bail out financial institutions.

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G-8 Will Not Call for New Sanctions Against Iran

The G-8 leaders will issue a joint statement this evening expressing serious concerns about the post-election violence in Iran, as well as its continued pursuit of nuclear weapons, but will not push for new economic sanctions or tougher enforcement of those that exist, an Obama administration source told ABC News this afternoon.

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I COULDA HAD A G-8!!

Buon giorno from the G-8 summit L'Aquila, Italy, a place rocked by a devastating earthquake and aftershocks and a major sex scandal involving the host, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. He, President Obama, and the 6 other leaders of the G-8...

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