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    • Axelrod defends administration birth control rule

      A political adviser to President Barack Obama said Tuesday the administration didn't intend to "abridge anyone's religious freedom" with its regulation requiring church-affiliated employers to cover birth control for their workers.

    • Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank

      Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program.

    • US levies new sanctions on Iran's Central Bank

      President Barack Obama has ordered new sanctions on the Islamic republic, including its Central Bank, in a move to enforce a law he signed in December.

    • Obama bemoans wife being dragged into politics

      President Barack Obama says one of the toughest parts about being president is that his wife has been dragged into the "political realm."

    • Obama: US has 'very good' intelligence on Iran

      President Barack Obama said the U.S. has a "very good estimate" of when Iran could complete work on a nuclear weapon, but cautioned that there are still many unanswered questions about Tehran's inner workings.

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