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GOP hopefuls challenge Obama on Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopefuls are focusing on Iran as a weak spot in President Barack Obama's foreign policy record, and they're reviving many of the arguments that neoconservative proponents of armed intervention against Tehran...Tags: Newt Gingrich, George W. Bush, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iraq, Dmitry Medvedev
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Mich. man convicted of ties to Iraq faces sentence
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors are recommending about four years in prison for a Detroit-area man who was accused of acting as an unregistered agent of Iraq and illegally obtaining 2 million barrels of oil. Muthanna Al-Hanooti is due Friday in federal...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Iraq, Politics, Foreign Aid
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Big break for Michigan man convicted of ties to Iraq
DETROIT (AP) — A federal judge has granted a major break to a Detroit-area man who admitted violating the economic embargo against Iraq years ago. Muthanna Al-Hanooti was sentenced Friday to a year and a day in prison. With good behavior, he'll...Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Michigan
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'No option off table' over Syria: Britain's Hague
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Britain warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday that "no option is off the table" over the possible arming of Syrian rebels and said it would press the European Union to make further changes to its weapons embargo. In a...Tags: Bashar Assad, United Kingdom, European Union, Politics, Foreign Aid
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Outlook dim as Syria diplomacy gathers force
Reuters* "Friends of Syria" to hear Kerry peace talks plan on Wednesday * Arab League, Syrian opposition to meet on Thursday * EU summit to consider lifting arms ban for rebels By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Peter Graff AMMAN/LONDON, May 20 (Reuters) - The...Tags: Bashar Assad, France, Terrorism, Peace Negotiations, United Kingdom
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La implacable maldición que atormenta a los Angelinos
Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...
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France suggests EU link easing Syria arms embargo to peace talks
Reuters* French-British push to lift arms ban for rebels resisted * France suggests linking move to new peace drive * EU foreign ministers to discuss embargo on May 27 By Adrian Croft BRUSSELS, May 15 (Reuters) - France is floating a proposal that the...Tags: Bashar Assad, France, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), International Organizations
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EXCLUSIVE-Financial sanctions delay North Korea's atom bomb work-UN
ReutersUNITED NATIONS, May 14 (Reuters) - A combination of increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have not stopped Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program but appear to have...Tags: Pyongyang (North Korea), United Nations, North Korea, Politics, Foreign Aid
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France sees snags in plans for Syria peace talks
ReutersPARIS, May 14 (Reuters) - France's foreign minister warned on Tuesday a planned Syrian peace conference bringing both the government and rebels to the negotiating table would be hard to organise, doubting it could be held imminently. The doubts came...Tags: Russia, Paris (France), France, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama
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Austria determined to keep EU's Syria arms embargo
Reuters* Austria opposed in principle to arming Syrian rebels * Deployment of Austrian peacekeepers on Golan at risk By Michael Shields VIENNA, May 14 (Reuters) - Austria will resist British-led efforts to lift or dilute a European Union arms embargo on...Tags: Bashar Assad, France, Rebellions, United Kingdom, Austria
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Senate bill aims to toughen Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators introduced legislation Wednesday that would sharply toughen U.S. economic sanctions on Iran despite administration calls for Congress to delay penalties that could disrupt diplomacy aimed at resolving...
Tags: John Cornyn, U.S. Department of State, Petroleum Industry, U.S. Senate, Iran
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Arms embargo lifted, but Somalia cannot afford weapons -minister
Reuters* Somalia trying to rebuild after two decades of war * Somali forces battling Qaeda-linked Islamist militants By Mohammed Abbas LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United...Tags: Religious Conflicts, United Nations, Somalia, Armed Forces, Africa
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