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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/national-security/obama-administration-targets-3-senior-assad-regime-officials-with-sanctions/2011/08/30/gIQAvD

Obama Administration Targets 3 Senior Assad Regime Officials with Sanctions

(AP/Washington Post) The Obama administration expanded its net of sanctions on Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime on Tuesday, banning Americans from doing business with the country's foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, and two other senior officials as it seeks to further pressure authorities to halt a five-month crackdown on protesters.

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