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News Roundup: Senate to Vote on Iran Sanctions

By   //  November 30, 2012 | 8:09 a.m.
Updated: November 30, 2012 | 8:31 a.m.

Happy Friday, Alley readers. Here are the headlines. 

The Senate is set to vote today on sanctions that would hit Iranian shipping and its central bank. 

Senators adopted an amendment that limits detention of U.S. citizens without charges or a trial. 

Republican Rep. Chris Gibson of New York broke with Grover Norquist's anti-tax pledge. [For more Republicans who broke with the pledge, go here.]


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