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President Obama and leaders of Britain and France accused Iran on Friday of building a secret underground plant to manufacture nuclear fuel, saying the country has hidden the covert operation from international weapons inspectors for years.
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Members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company in "Offenbach Overtures."
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"We will not go back to the days of reckless behavior and unchecked excess at the heart of this crisis," President Obama said during a speech at Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan.
The president spoke beneath the dome of the building where the nation’s founding fathers once argued sharply over the role that government should play in the country’s economy. Mr. Obama noted the historic setting, saying: “Two centuries later, we still grapple with these questions — questions made more acute in moments of crisis.”
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Located on the outskirts of Charleston, Drayton Hall is a proudly spartan specimen of historic preservation for plantation mansions. It's eerily devoid of restored furniture and other period decorative touches, giving extra life to the creaky, original floorboards and plaster moldings. The interior of Drayton Hall, which was built in 1738. It's considered the oldest preserved plantation mansion still open to the public.
