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Congress Condemns Tehran Crackdown

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Ron Paul is the only member to vote against.

The House of Representatives apparently does not fear to appear as if it is meddling in Iranian affairs: It passed a condemnation of Tehran’s crackdown on demonstrators and the government’s blocking of internet and telephone services 405-1 today. The sole dissenting vote was Ron Paul, who argued that the House shouldn’t judge "events thousands of miles away about which we know very little."

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