Morning Newsdome: French culture shock June 23 2009
Iran protests stifled... U.S. shadows North Korean tanker... plus excellent coverage by the Washington City Paper on the DC metro crash.
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- Meanwhile: The White House has no plans to change stance towards Iran in light of the recent protests.
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- Our sister paper, the Washington City Paper, has been posting regular updates on the D.C. metro crash story: see photos, updates, and some background info.
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- Watching you: U.S. destroyer ship continues to shadow a North Korean tanker suspected of carrying weapons, en route to Myanmar.
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- Cozying up to Big Pharma? Or looking out for consumers? The run-down on Obama’s $80 billion deal with the pharmaceutical industry.
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- Culture shock anyone? After French president Nicolas Sarkozy speaks against the use of the burqa, French lawmakers set up commission to “study the extense of its use in the country.”
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