Iran sentences 2 American men to 8 years in jail (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110821/ap_on_re_us/iran_us_hikers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110820/capt.b880e08856f64a0bbd20575ef2ae32f4-b880e08856f64a0bbd20575ef2ae32f4-0.jpg?x=121&y=130&q=85&sig=pgj7xsfWPOsthXgHvFMVNg--" align="left" height="130" width="121" alt="FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, US hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail at the Tehran Revolutionary Court, Iran. The website of Iran's state TV reported Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 that two American hikers held in Iran have been sentenced to 8 years in jail each. (AP Photo/Press TV, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Two American men arrested more than two years ago while hiking along the Iraq-Iran border have been sentenced to eight years in prison on charges that include espionage, state TV reported Saturday, a sharp blow to hopes their release was imminent.</p><br clear="all"/>

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