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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: Iraq, Defense Equipment, George W. Bush, Petroleum Industry, 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: Foreign Aid, Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Politics
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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: Judges, Foreign Aid, Iraq, Justice System, Prosecution
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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...
Tags: Texas Rangers, Carlos Arroyo, Mike Trout, Chris Coghlan, Toronto Raptors
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France suggests EU link easing Syria arms embargo to peace talks
ReutersBRUSSELS (Reuters) - France is floating a proposal that the European Union ease an arms embargo for Syrian rebels but delay acting on the decision to intensify pressure on Damascus to negotiate an end to Syria's civil war, a French diplomat said on...Tags: United Kingdom, Foreign Aid, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Wars and Interventions
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Exclusive: Financial sanctions delay North Korea's nuclear arms work - U.N
ReutersUNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential...Tags: Nuclear Power, Beijing (China), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Metal, United Nations
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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: Foreign Aid, United Nations, North Korea, Pyongyang (North Korea), Politics
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Austria determined to keep EU's Syria arms embargo
ReutersVIENNA (Reuters) - Austria will resist British-led efforts to lift or dilute a European Union arms embargo on Syrian rebels, Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Tuesday, arguing that more weapons would only fan the fighting and may snuff out chances for...Tags: United Kingdom, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), France
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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: United Kingdom, Foreign Aid, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Government, Wars and Interventions
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Syria blames 'murderer' Erdogan for bombings: Russian TV
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria's information minister has blamed Turkey's government for deadly car bombings near the Syrian border and branded Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan a "murderer", state-run Russian TV company RT reported on Monday. The bombings took...Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Political Dissent, NATO, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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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: U.S. Senate, Petroleum Industry, Susan Collins, Money and Monetary Policy, Mark Kirk
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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: Foreign Aid, Armed Forces, Religious Conflicts, United Nations, Somalia
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