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applegrove

(118,600 posts)
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 08:12 PM Sep 2013

House Speaker John Boehner turned down a request from Russian diplomats who hope to directly lobby t

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"House Speaker John Boehner turned down a request from Russian diplomats who hope to directly lobby the U.S. Congress on Syria, CNN's Lisa Desjardins reports first on CNN.

"The Speaker has declined the Russian embassy's request that he meet with a delegation," said Boehner spokesman Michael Steel.

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House Speaker John Boehner turned down a request from Russian diplomats who hope to directly lobby t (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2013 OP
The warmongers aren't interested in talking... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #1
This is just duckey. Now the Russians are the sane ones. nt wandy Sep 2013 #2
A work-around of GP6971 Sep 2013 #3
 

HooptieWagon

(17,064 posts)
1. The warmongers aren't interested in talking...
Wed Sep 4, 2013, 08:15 PM
Sep 2013

...or reaching a diplomatic solution. They want war...period.

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