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Mailbag: Ramani deserved harsher punishment
The Fair Political Practices Commission is an embarrassment, engaging in a full investigation, convicting Sunder Ramani of 33 direct campaign violations ("Report: Ramani campaign erred, Sept. 3) and simply slapping him on the hand and saying don't do it...Tags: Corruption, Al-Qaeda, Stanley A. McChrystal, Political Fundraising, Crime, Law and Justice
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Genocide resolution closer
DOWNTOWN — As U.S. lawmakers continue to take Turkey to task for its support of an aid flotilla to the Gaza Strip, Rep. Adam Schiff is seizing on the discontent to garner more support for his long-stalled resolution recognizing the Armenian...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Washington (U.S. state), Iran
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Mayweather-'Canelo': gran negocio detrás de una gran pelea
En una decisión tan sensata como salvadora, la Confederación Caribeña del Béisbol autorizó finalmente esta semana el retorno de Cuba a la agonizante Serie del Caribe. El movimiento, que se venía gestando desde hace algunos meses, le devolvería...
Tags: Mountains, Hank Aaron, Kevin Durant, Marco Scutaro, Orlando Magic
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Change will occur in Cuba, but mainly from within
The sequence never changes. Just as night follows day, in the days following a visit by a Hollywood or Latin American star to Cuba, stories pop up demanding the United States lift the embargo on the Caribbean island. They add that Americans should be...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Travel, Caribbean Islands, Trips and Vacations, Politics
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Do opponents of crop insurance oppose farm programs in general?
The 2013 drought across a wide swath of the U.S. corn belt has resulted in high insurance payments, both for farmers who faced a lower yields than they expected at planting and for farmers who had a modest or better crop but received payments because they...Tags: National Government, Economic Sanctions, Agriculture, Conservation, Environmental Issues
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Will Syria give peace a chance?
Given the failure of previous efforts to find a diplomatic solution to Syria's civil war, it might seem the height of naivete for the United States to join Russia — the protector and arms supplier of President Bashar Assad — in trying to...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Economic Sanctions, Bashar Assad, Russia, International Relations
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Russians hedging their bets on prospects for Syrian peace accord
Russian officials are working diligently with U.S. counterparts to revive collapsed peace talks on Syria’s future after more than two years of bloody civil war. But Moscow also has threatended to ship sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to the...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Economic Sanctions, Weaponry, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), John Kerry
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Jay-Z and Beyoncé tour stokes desire to visit Cuba
Jay-Z and Beyoncé's controversial trip to Cuba four weeks ago has stoked public interest in traveling to the forbidden island, prompting more Americans to seek similar "people-to-people" culture tours. Insight Cuba, the first and largest of the Cuba...Tags: Economic Sanctions, Kathy Castor, Interior Policy, Arts and Culture, U.S. Department of State
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Syria conflict: Hopes for peace conference may be dashed
BEIRUT— With violence increasingly spilling over Syria's borders, refugees swamping its neighbors and new arms transfers to both sides on the horizon, a solution to the Syrian conflict has rarely seemed so urgent — and so far beyond reach....
Tags: Moscow (Russia), Economic Sanctions, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), George W. Bush, Rebellions
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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: Petroleum Industry, Economic Sanctions, John Cornyn, John Kerry, U.S. Department of State
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John McCain visits Syria; EU agrees to relax arms ban
LONDON — Diplomatic pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad escalated Monday, as a divided European Union agreed to relax a ban on weapons shipments to anti-Assad forces and U.S. Sen. John McCain met with insurgent commanders during a surprise...Tags: Weaponry, Economic Sanctions, John Kerry, International Organizations, Wars and Interventions
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Myanmar forces accused of 'ethnic cleansing' as EU ends sanctions
The European Union discarded the last of its economic sanctions against Myanmar on Monday, despite fresh reports that Rohingya Muslims there face bloody and persistent attempts at "ethnic cleansing." The decision worried activists working to help the...Tags: Thein Sein, Justice and Rights, Economic Sanctions, Minority Groups, Islam
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