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Obama 'Kowtowing' to Iran: Kristol

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 21, 2009 1:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama’s recent address to Iran isn’t just weak, and it doesn’t just backpedal—it’s flat out “kowtowing,” William Kristol writes in the Weekly Standard. Unlike President Bush, Obama shows minimal respect for the Iranian people. Instead, he focuses... Read full story »

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