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GOP senators ask Clinton to deny Ahmadinejad entry to U.S.

A group of Republican senators wrote Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday, urging them to deny Iranian leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad entry into the U.S. next week.

14 Senate Republicans wrote Clinton to ask that the controversial Iranian leader be prevented from attending a United Nations conference on nuclear nonproliferation next week in New York City. The senators, led by Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), condemned the Obama administration's likely decision to permit Ahmadinejad to attend the conference, as he and other world leaders have previously been permitted to do.

"This is preposterous, and allowing it to happen will make a mockery of the effort to stop the spread of nuclear weapons to rogue states and terrorist groups," the senators said. "There is simply no compelling reason for Ahmadinejad to be allowed to enter the United States."

The Republicans outlined U.S. classifications of the Iranian government and statutory history to ask Clinton to deny a visa to the leader.

The letter was signed by Cornyn, as well as Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), James Inhofe (R-Okla.), David Vitter (R-La.), John Ensign (R-Nev.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Bob Bennett (R-Utah), Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), James Risch (R-Idaho), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), George LeMieux (R-Fla.), and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).

Posted by ryuge 2010-05-01 02:54|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 He will probably get a parade.

At tax payer's expense

Posted by Kelly 2010-05-01 13:07|| 2010-05-01 13:07|| Front Page Top

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