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Blue_In_AK

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10. I can't speak to the motives of all the defecting Democrats,

Reply to Tom Rinaldo (Original post)

Fri Dec 27, 2013, 05:15 PM

Dec 2013

but my guess is that Mark Begich and Mary Landrieu are opposed to loosening sanctions because Iranian oil would flood the market, lowering the value of domestically produced petroleum. Alaska production has already declined considerably, already a major concern here.

I don't know this for a fact, but that's been the speculation here among those of us scratching our heads and wondering why Mark would oppose moves toward reconciliation with Iran.

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