The Weekly Standard logo The Weekly Standard 3 weeks ago

Corker Amendment Shall Not Be Introduced

Earlier today the Senate Finance Committee debated amendments to the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009, a piece of legislation that is built around the Bayh-Kyl-Lieberman Iran sanctions bill that has garnered some 7... Full Article at The Weekly Standard

Related Topics:

  1. U.S. Senate
  2. Barack Obama
  3. U.S. House of Representatives

Related Articles

  1. GlobalSecurity.org logo
    Senate Panel Votes To Expand Sanctions Against Iran
    3 weeks ago

    The U.S. Senate Banking Committee has voted Thursday to approve legislation that would impose sanctions on companies that help Iran acquire refined petroleum products. The bill aims to step up pressure on Iran to stop its uranium enrichment program. Full Article at GlobalSecurity.org

  2. The Weekly Standard logo
    Bayh, Lieberman, Kyl Statement on Iran Sanctions
    3 weeks ago

    The bill that passed out of Dodd's committee yesterday was built on the legislation crafted by these three. For more background on how this went down in committee yesterday, see here. Full Article at The Weekly Standard

  3. The National Newspaper logo
    Congress puts on pressure for sanctions against Iran
    3 weeks ago

    WASHINGTON // For almost two decades, targeting Iran has been a key priority of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac), the powerful pro-Israel lobby group. Full Article at The National Newspaper

  4. Payvand News of Iran logo
    House Committee Approves Expanded Iran Sanctions
    3 weeks ago

    The legislation crafted by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, like a similar bill in the Senate, would prohibit non-U.S. companies selling, or enabling the sale or transport of refined petroleum products to Iran, from doing... Full Article at Payvand News of Iran

View all Related Articles »

Related Quotes

  1. exercise some testosterone doing it ourselves ... the effect that we can have on refined petroleum is very small.
    Bob Corker – Bob Corker SOURCE: The Weekly Standard 3 weeks ago
  2. A nuclear weaponized Iran is probably the greatest threat we face
    Bob Corker – Bob Corker SOURCE: The Weekly Standard 3 weeks ago
  3. We're in constant contact with the IAEA to get that
    Robert Gibbs – Robert Gibbs SOURCE: ABC News 3 weeks ago
  4. We must send a clear signal to Iran’s leaders that, if they continue to defy the will of the international community, our nation is prepared to confront them on that
    Christopher Dodd – Christopher Dodd SOURCE: Lebanon Daily Star 3 weeks ago
View all Related Quotes »
(What's this?)
  1. Are you a Publisher?

    We built Daylife.com using our SmartMedia Services platform, which can give you thousands of content-rich, advertiser-friendly pages (like this one) on any topic and with full editorial control. Learn More »

    Our Customers
    prev
    next
  2. Our Products
    Daylife Select

    A point & click tool to create dynamic content portals. Learn More »

  3. Daylife API

    Unlimited smart, customizable content to suit any publisher. Learn More »

  4. Enterprise API

    Use the Daylife Platform to distribute content across your sites. Learn More »

  5. SmartContext

    Weave the web's best content into your own. Learn More »

Browse More Photos

Daylife is the web's largest archive of news photos

  1. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad prepares to enter a car after arriving at Simon Bolivar airport in Caracas November 24, 2009.
  2. US President Barack Obama (L) and Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng (2nd L) make their way to a lunch on November 16, 2009 at the Xijiao State Guest House in Shanghai.
  3. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: People walk out of The Piaget Building at 650 5th Avenue, which has been named as being owned by the Iranian government, on November 13, 2009 in New York City.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: (L-R) U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey, and Acting Commerce Undersecretary for Industry and Security Daniel Hill testify during a hearing before the S...
  5. Iranian ambassador to the IAEA, Ali Asghar Soltanieh (R), speaks with Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi (C), during a joint press conference with chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei (L), in Tehran on October 4, 2009.
  6. BERLIN - OCTOBER 03: Iranian human-rights activists Fariba Davoudi Mohajer (L) and Rezven Moghaddan gesture after receiving a Quadriga Award from Jaleh Lackner-Gohari on behalf of the Million Signatures women's rights movement in Iran at the 2009 Quadriga Awards on October 3, 2009 in Berlin, Ger...
  7. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 01: Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki looks on at a press conference at United Nations headquarters October 1, 2009 in New York City. Senior officials from the U.S. and Iran met for rare discussions on nuclear issues in Geneva.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 1: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Diplomatic Reception room of the White House on October 1, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama spoke on Iran and their nuclear facilities.
  9. Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad waits as the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon takes his seat during a meeting at the 64th General Assembly September 25, 2009 at the United Nations in New York.

Cast of Characters

  1. U.S. Senate U.S. Senate
  2. Barack Obama Barack Obama
  3. U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives
  4. US State Department US State Department
  5. Howard Berman Howard Berman
  6. U.S. Congress U.S. Congress