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Arizona board grants emergency funds to needy vets
Nov 9, 2012
Vets often face long delays in resolving disability claims, and need assistance to tide them over.
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Iran suffers as international sanctions bite
Oct 4, 2012
As the European Union prepares to impose a ban on natural gas imports from Iran, the country's currency has already fallen sharply because of international sanctions.
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Iran inflation crisis sparks protests and blame
Oct 3, 2012
Today police in Iran fought with money lenders and other protesters in front of the country's central bank. Inflation in Iran is running at a shocking clip: the Iranian Rial is down 25% against the dollar in just the past week.
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Misleading ad attacks Obama on Libya
Oct 2, 2012
American Crossroads makes political hay out of attacks in Libya
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China's Foxconn worker riot and Iran's shadow Internet
Sep 25, 2012
With all this information technology at our disposal, it's striking how getting to the truth of a matter can still be so tough. Two tech stories from opposite sides of the world today remind us how even in 2012 the flow of information is still tightly controlled.
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Iran takes steps to turn down Internet use
Sep 24, 2012
Over the weekend, Iran's government announced it was turning off Google. Officials also said plans are moving ahead to place the country's web users on a walled off intranet -- as opposed to the global Internet the rest of us use.
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Oil sanctions cause pain in Iran, but also at gas pumps
Sep 24, 2012
As world leaders gather to discuss the oil santions against Iran, that country is selling only half the volume of a year ago. But its reduced production is raising oil prices around the world.
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Standard Chartered bank struggles against scandal
Aug 7, 2012
Shares of the British bank Standard Chartered are tanking in London this morning -- down some 25 percent.
New York financial regulators say the bank concealed billions of dollars of illegal transactions for Iranian customers.
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Standard Chartered shares down following Iran allegations
Aug 7, 2012
Standard Chartered could soon have its banking license revoked in the nation's financial center, because of allegations that the bank has been hiding tens of thousands of secret transactions with Iran.
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EU sanctions Iran by refusing to insure oil tankers
Jul 12, 2012
Iranian oil producers may find other ways to sell their product, but with few options to insure their ships, a lot of oil will be sitting in the harbor.
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