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Politics : Andrew Breitbart's Work Continues

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From: Honey_Bee8/22/2012 12:51:42 PM
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Well, isn't Obama just so nice to help out in Iran by removing some SANCTIONS. That will help Achmeanadjerk have more Iranian money to keep building those atomic weapons.

August 21, 2012, 7:35 PM Comment
United States Grants Broad Sanctions Exemption for Iran Quake AidBy RICK GLADSTONE
The United States cleared the way on Tuesday for American charities to expedite relief to the victims of the double earthquake that struck Iran more than two weeks ago, issuing the charities a temporary but broad exemption to the regimen of economic sanctions imposed on that country over its disputed nuclear energy program.

The exemption, announced by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which oversees the sanctions, authorizes charities “to collect funds to be used in direct support of humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities in response to the earthquake.” The exemption, which expires on Oct. 5, permits the charities to transfer up to $300,000 each to relief and rebuilding efforts, bypassing the restrictions on financial transactions that are enforced under the sanctions.

Read more: thelede.blogs.nytimes.com
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