Oregon Senator Says He'll Endorse Iran Nuclear Pact

Another U.S. senator, Democrat Jeff Merkley from Oregon, declared his support Sunday for the international accord to bar Iran from building a nuclear weapon. Merkley became the 31st senator to say he will vote next month in favor of the pact, moving President Barack Obama closer to a mathematical certainty that the deal will take effect. The deal, brokered by the United States and five other world powers, calls for international monitoring of Tehran's nuclear program, while United...

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