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Bush narrowing options for new plan

WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President George W. Bush, just days from unveiling his new plan for Iraq, urged opposition Democrats who will control the US Congress until he leaves office in 2009 to back his spending priorities. “Congress has changed. Our obligations to the country haven’t,” he said, acknowledging the …

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IAEA reviews Iran aid amidst UN sanctions

VIENNA (Reuters) — The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is reviewing its technical aid projects in Iran to see if any might violate a new UN resolution imposing sanctions on Tehran over concerns it is secretly trying to build atom bombs.

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Larijani Due to Visit China

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Larijani, heading a high-ranking delegation, is scheduled to leave Tehran for Beijing on Thursday January 4 to convey a message from President Ahmadinejad to his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.

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Iran Stops Gas Exports to Turkey

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Due to the growingly cold weather sweeping entire Iran and the subsequent increase in local consumption, gas exports to Turkey came to a halt, Oil Minister Seyed Kazem Vaziri Hamaneh said here on Wednesday.

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