House, Senate Negotiators Back New Iran Sanctions

By DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press
Tue, 07/31/2012 - 12:32am

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress is pressing ahead with a new package of crippling sanctions on Iran, expanding on financial penalties and targeting Tehran's energy and shipping sectors in the hope that economic pressure undercuts its suspected nuclear weapons program....

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