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Israel Appealed To Donald Trump For Help In Preventing UN resolution: Source
Israel appealed to US President-elect Donald Trump for help in preventing a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements since the Obama administration would not veto it, an official said Friday.
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Day After Rejecting Veto, US Lawmakers Concerned About September 11 Law
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday expressed doubts about Sept. 11 legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about its effect on Americans abroad.
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Saudi Bill May Have Unintended Consequences: Mitch McConnell
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday there could be unintended consequences from legislation allowing relatives of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain Says Congress Vote On Saudi 9/11 Bill Will Harm US
Bahrain warned on Thursday that the United States would be the loser from Congress's vote to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
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Congress Thwarts Obama On 9/11 Bill
The House and Senate overrode President Obama's veto of legislation that would let the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks sue the Saudi government over its alleged support for the attackers. In suffering its first veto setback, the White House called the vote "embarrassing."
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Congress Rejects Barack Obama Veto, Saudi September 11 Bill Becomes Law
Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the first veto override of his presidency, just four months before it ends.
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US Senate Overwhelmingly Rejects Barack Obama's 9/11 Bill Veto
The US Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government.
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Obama Vetoes 9/11 Bill Veto, Likely Setting Up First Congressional Override Of His Presidency
President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the terrorists who carried out the attacks.
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Barack Obama Vetoes Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed a bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia, risking fierce public backlash and a rare congressional rebuke.
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Barack Obama Set To Veto 9/11 Victims' Bid To Sue Saudis
President Barack Obama is poised to veto legislation exposing Saudi Arabia to court action over the 9/11 attacks, stepping in to defend legal precedent and an awkward ally, but inviting election-time opprobrium.
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Barack Obama To Veto Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia
The White House confirmed on Monday that President Barack Obama will veto a bill that would allow relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for compensation.
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Barack Obama Opposed To 9/11 Bill That Allows Americans To Sue Saudi
President Barack Obama on Tuesday opposed the Congressional legislation bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, arguing that this would expose the US to similar lawsuits in other countries, hours after White House threatened to veto the proposal.
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US House Blocks Carbon Emission Rules, Barack Obama Set to Veto
US House Republicans voted Tuesday to block President Barack Obama's regulations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- a move certain to spark his veto -- as negotiators work on a global climate deal in Paris.
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US House Passes Bill to Slow Syrian Refugees Despite Barack Obama Veto Threat
The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and then intensify the process of screening them.
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Barack Obama Would Veto Bill Toughening Syria Refugee Checks: White House
President Barack Obama would veto a Republican bill introduced in the wake of the Paris attacks to toughen the screening process for Syrian refugees, the White House said on Wednesday.
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Israel Appealed To Donald Trump For Help In Preventing UN resolution: Source
Israel appealed to US President-elect Donald Trump for help in preventing a UN Security Council resolution against Israeli settlements since the Obama administration would not veto it, an official said Friday.
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Day After Rejecting Veto, US Lawmakers Concerned About September 11 Law
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday expressed doubts about Sept. 11 legislation they forced on President Barack Obama, saying the new law allowing lawsuits against Saudi Arabia could be narrowed to ease concerns about its effect on Americans abroad.
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Saudi Bill May Have Unintended Consequences: Mitch McConnell
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Thursday there could be unintended consequences from legislation allowing relatives of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
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Bahrain Says Congress Vote On Saudi 9/11 Bill Will Harm US
Bahrain warned on Thursday that the United States would be the loser from Congress's vote to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia.
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Congress Thwarts Obama On 9/11 Bill
The House and Senate overrode President Obama's veto of legislation that would let the families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks sue the Saudi government over its alleged support for the attackers. In suffering its first veto setback, the White House called the vote "embarrassing."
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Congress Rejects Barack Obama Veto, Saudi September 11 Bill Becomes Law
Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the first veto override of his presidency, just four months before it ends.
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US Senate Overwhelmingly Rejects Barack Obama's 9/11 Bill Veto
The US Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the September 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia's government.
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Obama Vetoes 9/11 Bill Veto, Likely Setting Up First Congressional Override Of His Presidency
President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed legislation that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the terrorists who carried out the attacks.
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Barack Obama Vetoes Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia
President Barack Obama on Friday vetoed a bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia, risking fierce public backlash and a rare congressional rebuke.
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Barack Obama Set To Veto 9/11 Victims' Bid To Sue Saudis
President Barack Obama is poised to veto legislation exposing Saudi Arabia to court action over the 9/11 attacks, stepping in to defend legal precedent and an awkward ally, but inviting election-time opprobrium.
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Barack Obama To Veto Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Arabia
The White House confirmed on Monday that President Barack Obama will veto a bill that would allow relatives of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia for compensation.
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Barack Obama Opposed To 9/11 Bill That Allows Americans To Sue Saudi
President Barack Obama on Tuesday opposed the Congressional legislation bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia, arguing that this would expose the US to similar lawsuits in other countries, hours after White House threatened to veto the proposal.
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US House Blocks Carbon Emission Rules, Barack Obama Set to Veto
US House Republicans voted Tuesday to block President Barack Obama's regulations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions -- a move certain to spark his veto -- as negotiators work on a global climate deal in Paris.
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US House Passes Bill to Slow Syrian Refugees Despite Barack Obama Veto Threat
The US House of Representatives, defying a veto threat by President Barack Obama, overwhelmingly passed Republican-backed legislation on Thursday to suspend Obama's program to admit 10,000 Syrian refugees in the next year and then intensify the process of screening them.
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Barack Obama Would Veto Bill Toughening Syria Refugee Checks: White House
President Barack Obama would veto a Republican bill introduced in the wake of the Paris attacks to toughen the screening process for Syrian refugees, the White House said on Wednesday.
