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There was a noticeable change in the climate during President Obama's Tuesday news conference that had nothing to do with the heat and humidity, the excuse given for moving the event indoors from the Rose Garden. Those Chicago boys (and girls) know all about cold winters, but if they think 80 degrees and partly cloudy is hot, wait until August when the three H's -- hot (95 degrees), humid (95 percent) and hazy -- take over.

For the first time in a long time, the president was challenged about his positions on Iran, health care and his "occasional" smoking. This may be due to the heavy criticism the media have been getting from commentators who have accused them of not doing their jobs with coverage that has bordered on the worshipful.



The president wouldn't answer a question about a "red line" for Iranian behavior, which, if crossed, would trigger a significant response from the United States. Neither would he abandon "hot dog diplomacy." Despite all that has happened, Iranian diplomats are welcome at American embassies and consulates around the world for July 4 celebrations. The irony of Iranians participating in a recognition of American independence and the freedoms that accompanied it probably won't impress these servants of a theocratic state, but maybe someone can pry open their tightly closed minds.


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