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Mich.: No public deals with companies tied to Iran
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — People or companies with ties to Iran won't be doing business with any arm of government in Michigan. Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law last week called the Iran Economic Sanctions Act. It requires anyone bidding on a public...Tags: Iran, Rick Snyder, Politics, Elections, Democratic Party
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US Ambassador Susan Rice defends Benghazi remarks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says her early account of the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans in Benghazi was based on the initial intelligence community assessments and was always subject...
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Dollar soars, stocks set new highs on Fed stimulus exit talk
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar soared against major currencies on Friday on growing speculation that the Federal Reserve could soon begin to rein in its bond-buying program and after data showed U.S. consumer sentiment hit an almost six-year high in...Tags: Interest Rate, Sumitomo Corporation, Wells Fargo & Co., Missile Systems, Financial Markets
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CIA chief makes unannounced Israel visit amid growing concerns over Syrian weapons
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli defense official says the head of the American CIA spy agency has made an unannounced visit to Israel. The official says CIA chief John Brennan met Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon. He did not disclose other...Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, John O. Brennan, Iran, Lebanon, Politics
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Analysis: Upgrade crowns Turkey's peaceful rise but pitfalls loom
ReutersPARIS (Reuters) - Turkey's achievement of investment-grade status crowns a decade of rapid growth, financial stability and political reform by a "tiger" economy on the seam of Europe and Asia, but the rising power still faces pitfalls in a dangerous...Tags: Olympic Games, National Government, Bashar Assad, International Organizations, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud
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Turkish PM says no decision yet on further Iran oil import cuts
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkey had already significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, which is under the choke of Western sanctions, and further cutbacks would depend on his country's energy needs....Tags: Ankara (Turkey), Iran, Turkey, European Union, Brookings Institution
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U.S. lifts sanctions on Iraq bank that had links to Iran
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had allowed an Iraqi bank to again conduct business with the U.S. financial system after the bank showed it was no longer helping Iran evade financial sanctions. Iraq's Elaf Islamic Bank was...Tags: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Iran, Financial Markets, Islam, Religion and Belief
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America and Iran face off in New York - on a wrestling mat
ReutersBy Jonathan Allen NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran on Wednesday set aside tensions over Iran's nuclear program long enough to engage in what could be a combat sport version of Cold War-era ping-pong diplomacy. The national...Tags: Freestyle Wrestling, Sports, Table Tennis, Wrestling
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U.S. cash crude differentials stronger on wider Brent-WTI spread
Reuters* Crude futures settle higher, Brent out gains U.S. crude * Brent/U.S. crude spread wider, moves back above $9/bbl NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - Cash crude differentials in the United States strengthened on Wednesday as the transatlantic spread between...Tags: International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, BP Plc, Politics, Valero LP
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U.S. to rigorously enforce gold ban on Iran -Treasury official
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - The United States will rigorously enforce "without fear or fail" sanctions starting on July 1 that ban governments or private companies from selling gold to Iran, a top Treasury official said on Wednesday. David Cohen,...Tags: National Government, Gold and Precious Material, U.S. House of Representatives, Nuclear Weapons, Tehran (Iran)
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
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AP records seizure just latest step in sweeping U.S. leak probe
Reuters* FBI interviews at numerous U.S. government agencies * Signs probe hasn't found target * Media reports on Yemen-based plots at issue By Mark Hosenball and Tabassum Zakaria WASHINGTON May 15 (Reuters) - The Justice Department's controversial...Tags: News Media, Police Investigations, National Government, Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism
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