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Senate Approves Iran Nuclear Deal!
On Thursday September 10, 2015, the Senate voted to uphold the Iran nuclear deal by blocking a Republican effort to submit a bill to reject the deal.
Republicans needed 60 votes to move the bill forward, but they only got 58 votes because 40 Democrats and 2 independents voted No -- against "cloture" which ends debate and moves the bill to consideration by the Senate.
There will be no rejection by Congress and the deal will go into effect.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/us/politics/iran-nuclear-deal-senate.html?_r=0
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Rally in Maplewood Celebrates
Senate Approval of Iran Deal
Two hours after the Senate approved the Iran nuclear deal, South Mountain Peace Action held a rally to celebrate the deal's approval and to thank Senator Cory Booker and Representative Donald Payne, Jr., for supporting the deal. The rally was one of more than a hundred coordinated by MoveOn.org.
photo by Mary Gallagher
Here's the media coverage so far:
Village Green article:
Peace Groups Rally in the Rain
Maplewoodian video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=00&v=bc_IEzHdP4E
Rally Ricalton Square Maplewood Sept 10 6:30 pm
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