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• Cruz: Lift all contribution limits on campaign cash

  15-03-2015 20:45
  
  BARRINGTON, N.H. (AP) — Unlimited political cash would give rank-and-file conservative activists greater sway in picking their representatives, including the president, White House hopeful Ted Cruz told New Hampshire voters on Sunday.
  
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• Obama Goes on Attack Over Iran Letter

  15-03-2015 20:03
  
  The letter, drafted by freshman Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), who assumed office in January, took the form of a Constitutional “lesson” for the Iranian leadership, and suggested, among other things, that Congress might well “modify” the deal on its own in the future. The White House has objected to the letter on multiple levels, questioning both its propriety and its accuracy. For example, administration officials have pointed out that Congress, in fact, does not have the authority to modify a
  
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• UN Security Council would vote on any deal with Iran: US

  15-03-2015 16:35
  
  The White House has confirmed that any nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of world powers would be subject to a vote by the UN Security Council. The acknowledgement by President Barack Obama's chief of staff Denis McDonough comes as the White House butts heads with Republicans over whether the US Congress should vote on any deal. "Just as it is true that only Congress can terminate US statutory sanctions on Iran, only the Security Council can terminate the Security Counc
  
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• Obama White House steps up pressure on Republicans over Iran

  15-03-2015 10:03
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is warning Congress once more to stand down from interference with U.S. negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.
  
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• US likely to keep more troops in Afghanistan than planned earlier, say officials

  15-03-2015 06:19
  
  Washington, March 15 (ANI): The Obama administration is planning to slow down the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and will most likely allow many of the 9,800 American troops to remain well into the next year, said U.S. officials. According to Fox News, the administration is also abandoning plans to cut the number of troops to 5,500 by the year end. There are 2,000 US troops in Afghanistan currently conducting counterterrorism missions. U.S. officials also said that it is not yet clea
  
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• White House warns Republican Senators legislation could hurt Iran talks

  15-03-2015 04:51
  
  The White House warned Republican Senators on Saturday that legislation requiring that Congress approve any deal reached with Iran over its nuclear capabilities could have a "profoundly negative impact" on negotiations. The warning in a letter from White House Chief of Staff Dennis McDonough, sent days before the due date for a framework of a deal that would limit Iran's nuclear capabilities, is the latest sign of rising tension between the White House and Republicans in Congress over the negoti
  
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• Jeb Bush used private email on sensitive issues

  15-03-2015 04:31
  
  Jeb Bush used his private email account to discuss sensitive topics, including security and military issues, while serving as Florida governor, The Washington Post reported. The emails, which the Post uncovered during a review of publicly released records, covered Florida National Guard troop deployments after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Bush, a son and brother of former Republican presidents, is weighing a White House run of his own, and has pilloried likely Democratic frontrunner Hillary C
  
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• White House warns Senate anew on Iran legislation

  15-03-2015 04:16
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has issued a new warning to the Senate to stay out of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program.
  
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• Biden, Poroshenko call on Russia, separatists to implement ceasefire deal

  15-03-2015 00:46
  
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko spoke by phone on Saturday and both called on Russia and pro-Russian separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine to implement the Minsk ceasefire agreements, the White House said. Both leaders also welcomed the disbursement of the first tranche of a new International Monetary Fund program for Ukraine, the White House said in a statement. (Reporting by Eric Beech; Editing by Grant McCool)
  
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