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Ahmadinejad Plays Nice

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But is he smuggling in nuclear materials?

Firebrand Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is trying a new tack: Speak softly and carry a big nuclear program. In a press conference yesterday, Ahmadinejad said he'd give Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt before branding him as the next Great Satan. "We will wait and see what his administration will do," he said. One potential snag in this outbreak of good feelings, however, are reports today that Iran may be sneaking in supplies for building advanced ballistic missiles from China and evading sanctions designed to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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