Iran jails U.S.-Iranian reporter for 8 years


	Iran jails U.S.-Iranian reporter for 8 years

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4-18-2009 8:15 AM

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4-18-2009 6:52 PM

merrie

The initial news reports stated Roxana was arrested for
buying a bottle of wine. I wonder if they were using the liquor issue as a ploy to trick her into confessing to the
original charge, you know, the ol' "bait-&-switch."

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