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The lobby of the CIA Headquarters building in McLean, Virginia, is shown in this August 14, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/Larry Downing)

US Senate torture report slams CIA

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 9, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The US Senate’s Intelligence Select Committee issued a damning report on the interrogation of terrorist suspects by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Tuesday, saying the agency had lied to officials about the nature of its activities,...

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Janet Yellen, President Obama’s nominee to succeed Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve chair, defends the Fed’s stimulus policies as she testifies at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 (AP)

US Senate panel advances Yellen’s bid to lead Fed

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 22, 2013 | Business

Washington, Associated Press—A Senate panel on Thursday advanced Janet Yellen’s nomination to lead the Federal Reserve, setting up a final vote in the full Senate after lawmakers return from a two-week Thanksgiving break. The Senate Banking Committee approved...

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US Senator Kelly Ayotte, R-NH, walks to the weekly policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, October 15, 2013. (AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON)

Senator says US budget, debt deal in hand

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 16, 2013 | World

Washington, Associated Press—Senate leaders agreed to a bipartisan plan Wednesday to avert a threatened US default and reopen the federal government after a 16-day closure, according to a Republican senator. Stocks soared as the crisis that has gripped Washington for...

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In this October 26, 2010 file photo, a worker rides a bicycle in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran. (AP Photo/Mehr News Agency, Majid Asgaripour)

US senators would ease sanctions only after Iran concessions

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2013 | Middle East

Washington,Reuters—Ten Democratic and Republican US senators said on Monday they were open to suspending the implementation of new sanctions on Iran but only if Tehran takes significant steps to slow its nuclear program. Negotiations about Iran’s nuclear program...

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The Statue of Liberty looms over visitors below on Liberty Island in New York Harbor on October 13, 2013, in New York. The Statue of Liberty reopened to the public after the state of New York agreed to shoulder the costs of running the site during the partial federal government shutdown. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

US default looming, no solution in sight

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 14, 2013 | World

Washington, Associated Press—The United States moved closer to a default that could damage the economy and a partial government shutdown entered its 14th day as Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds in their last-ditch negotiations to end the...