U.S. Delaying  Action on  Violators of Iraq Sanctions
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The Bush administration does not plan to take immediate action or pressure foreign governments to act against individuals or companies that may have violated U.N. sanctions against Saddam Hussein.
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U.S. diplomats in Iraq, increasingly fearful over their personal safety after recent mortar attacks inside the Green Zone, are pointing to new delays and mistakes in the U.S. Embassy construction project in Baghdad as signs that their vulnerability could grow in the months ahead.
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Federal agencies have delayed a range of proposed regulations from food safety to corporate governance until after Election Day.
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The World Trade Organization on Wednesday held off approving stiff sanctions on US exports ranging from cod to mobile homes intended to punish Washington until it repeals the so-called Byrd amendment.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 27 -- The U.N. Security Council probably will delay a move to impose new sanctions against Iran until December, when U.N. weapons inspectors conclude a review of Iran's past nuclear activities, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Thursday.
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The Bush administration, responding to sanctions imposed against US exports, said Friday it was consulting with Congress on ways to comply with World Trade Organization rules while protecting America&#39;s interests.
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A government advisory panel will  delay a report on ways to boost U.S. oil refining capacity  because the Bush administration wants to avoid a fight over  environmental regulations before the national elections,  according to a source knowledgeable about the report.
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A Moscow court on Tuesday delayed a hearing into a $22.5 billion lawsuit by Russia's federal customs service against Bank of New York to November after the plaintiffs asked the Foreign Ministry to intervene.
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The United States will not release five Iranians detained in a U.S. military raid in northern Iraq until at least October, despite entreaties from the Iraqi government and pressure from Iran,  U.S. officials said. The delay is as much due to a communication and procedural foul-up within the U.S....
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The Bush administration agreed Monday to hold off trying to punish Iran to give the country time to keep a promise to freeze all programs linked to enrichment of uranium, a key ingredient in a suspected nuclear weapons program.
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The World Trade Organization held off Wednesday on approving stiff sanctions on US exports - ranging from cod to mobile homes - intended to punish Washington until it repeals the so-called Byrd amendment.
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New sanctions to target Iran's institutions show that Washington, frustrated by resistance at the U.N., is moving toward a different strategy to pressure Tehran &#13;&#10;
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The United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on an Iranian general from the elite Qods force as well as three Iraqis living in exile in Syria and Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq.
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The U.S. military is delaying the   departure of thousands of soldiers from Iraq while speeding the   arrival of thousands more as a way to keep more troops on the   ground to handle unrelenting violence, the Pentagon said on   Monday.
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The U.S. and its closest Western allies may soon call a vote on U.N. Security Council sanctions against Iran, even at the risk that Russia and China may abstain or veto the measures, officials said Sunday.
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Raising pressure on Tehran, the United States on Wednesday slapped sanctions on a general from the country's elite Qods force and three Iraqis living in exile in Syria and Iran for fomenting violence in Iraq.
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A Senate panel postponed a vote scheduled for Thursday on approving John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, a job he has held temporarily since last year when President Bush appointed him over Democratic opposition.