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From Bob Corker to Obama, Iran Deal is ‘Failure Theater’ All the Way Down

Secretary of State John Kerry appeared before the Senate on Thursday to defend his administration’s nuclear deal with Iran. As expected, he took a great deal of heat from irate Republicans, plus a few skeptical Democrats, notably Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey. The headline-grabbing moment came when Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said John Kerry had been “fleeced” by the Iranians.

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Harry Reid Says He’s Blind in His Right Eye

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) told Univision he’s effectively “sightless” in his right eye despite over eleven hours of surgery after what he’s claimed was “a brutal exercise injury” he sustained at his home in Nevada.

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Sen. Boxer: Iran Cannot Be Trusted ‘For One Second’

Outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-California) both praised and chastised fellow Democrat and Secretary of State John Kerry during Tuesday’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. On Iran, Boxer said point-blank that Iran cannot be trusted “for one second.” She then went on to clarify her belief that while the people of Iran could be trusted, the government and regime cannot be.

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Menendez: Obama Iran Rhetoric Sounds ‘Straight Out Of Tehran’

Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ) criticized the Obama administration’s Iran rhetoric for sounding “like talking points that come straight out of Tehran” and supporting “the Iranian narrative of victimization” before a Senate hearing on Wednesday. “The more I hear from the

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Dem Senator Criticizes Obama’s ‘Secret Diplomacy’

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) criticized President Barack Obama’s “secret diplomacy” with Cuba and Iran. When asked if he was included in the talks with Cuba, Menendez said, “I knew nothing about them, and this