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Protesters not allowed at Bill Ayers’ talk

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The lone person to voice dissent during Ayers’ 30-minute talk on educational reform was quickly escorted out of the nearly packed ballroom by university police.
http://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090112/NEWS01/901120316/1010/news01


314 posted on 01/13/2009 8:14:08 PM PST by Velveeta
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Senator: Missing American in secret prison in Iran

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. senator revealed Tuesday that he believes a former FBI agent who disappeared in Iran nearly two years ago is being held in a secret prison there.

Sen. Bill Nelson shed new light on the disappearance of Robert Levinson during a confirmation hearing for Hillary Rodham Clinton in Washington. Levinson, of Coral Springs, Fla., was last seen on Iran’s Kish island in March 2007 where he had gone to seek information for a client of his security firm.

Nelson, D-Fla., said the Iranian government has rebuffed numerous requests for information on Levinson’s whereabouts.

“The door has been closed at every turn,” Nelson said. “We think he is being held by the government of Iran in a secret prison.”......
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iy72RZ6Px3X0r1bG5S4ptIgRr0VgD95MI8NO0


315 posted on 01/13/2009 8:19:39 PM PST by Velveeta
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