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President Bush awarded a Medal of Freedom to the late Tom Lantos Senate panel approves Iran sanctions
Published: 06/20/2008
A U.S. Senate committee approved a broad range of sanctions against Iran.
The bill, initiated by the late U.S. Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) and passed overwhelmingly last year by the U.S. House of Representatives, was approved Wednesday by the Senate Finance Committee. That brings the bill a step closer to being signed into law.
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The bill has the strong support of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
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