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Southern California community reacts to Iran relations, a chat with Stan Kroenke, the Oscar boycott
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Jan 19, 2016
Southern California community reacts to Iran relations, a chat with Stan Kroenke, the Oscar boycott

SoCal Iranian community reacts to Iran relations, Stan Kroenke on what drew him to L.A., Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith announce they will boycott the Oscars.
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the relations between US and Iran, including the release of the US hostages that were held in Iran, in the cabinet room of the White House on January 17, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama praised the implementation of a completed nuclear agreement with Iran and the return of five American prisoners that the country was holding resulting in a lifting of economic sanctions. (Photo byAude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a statement on the relations between US and Iran, including the release of the US hostages that were held in Iran, in the cabinet room of the White House on January 17, 2016 in Washington, DC. Obama praised the implementation of a completed nuclear agreement with Iran and the return of five American prisoners that the country was holding resulting in a lifting of economic sanctions. (Photo byAude Guerrucci-Pool/Getty Images)
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SoCal Iranian community reacts to Iran relations, Stan Kroenke on what drew him to L.A., Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith announce boycott of the Oscars.

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