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Omaha Steve

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Thu Sep 10, 2015, 10:05 AM Sep 2015

Koterba toon: Rep Ashford (Dino NEB) and Iran nuclear deal





http://www.omaha.com/columnists/kelly/kelly-a-call-from-obama-is-nice-ashford-says-but/article_68730a29-b90e-5276-87e4-19f9605439be.html


A call from Obama is nice, Ashford says, but not enough to flip him on Iran deal

POSTED: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 12:30 AM | UPDATED: 11:44 AM, WED SEP 9, 2015.
By Michael Kelly / World-Herald columnist

The Omaha area’s congressman was out jogging in August when he received a call from President Barack Obama.

Rep. Brad Ashford said they have a friendly relationship, and before getting into the serious reason that his cellphone rang — the Iran nuclear agreement — the pair bantered.

The president, who works out every morning, joshed that the fit Ashford didn’t need to exercise quite so much.

“But I’m quite a bit older than you, Mr. President,” the 65-year-old Ashford said.

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