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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/20/AR2007022000878.html
U.S. Targets Hizbullah Construction Arm
[Reuters/Washington Post] The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday designated Jihad al-Bina, the Iran-funded, Lebanon-based construction company operated by Hizbullah, as a terrorist organization, accusing it of bolstering the militant group's public standing by rebuilding war-torn areas. The action bans Americans from doing business with it and freezes any assets the construction firm may have under U.S. jurisdiction.