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White House and Republicans in Congress locked in dispute over Cuba travel.(efforts to limit illegal travel to Cuba)(Brief Article)
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America's Insider
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August 30, 2001
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WASHINGTON --Congress began another assault on US restrictions on travel to Cuba as President George W. Bush appeared to crack down on illegal travel to the island.
In late July, Rep. Jeff Flake, a freshman Republican from Arizona, led the charge against the embargo's prohibition on spending money on travel to Cuba with an amendment to the $33 billion bill that will fund the Treasury Department, the postal service and other agencies next year. The amendment, approved on a 240-186 vote, would strip the Treasury Department of money to enforce the travel regulations but would leave the ban on most American travel to Cuba in place. Sixty-seven Republicans joined 172 Democrats ...
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REP. SERRANO OFFERS TO HELP FILMMAKER MOORE IN HIS STRUGGLE WITH TREASURY...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;
May 10, 2007 ;
543 words
......struggle with the Treasury Department over Moore's trip to Cuba to film for...documentary. The Treasury Department did not issue...to travel to Cuba, despite the...travel. Now the Treasury Department is pursuing...letter to the Treasury Department urging ...
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Treasury Department questions TV executives about Cuba trip.(Knight Ridder...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
August 10, 2001 ;
Johnson, Tim;
787 words
......island with a Treasury Department license. Spokesmen...prior to flying to Cuba. They voiced puzzlement...regarding travel to Cuba can face civil...according to a Treasury Department publication on Cuba entitled: What...those dealing with Cuba to maintain records...from ...
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Senator, Treasury Department reach agreement on sales to Cuba
AP Worldstream;
July 29, 2005 ;
JIM ABRAMS, Associated Press Writer;
278 words
......said Friday he would allow the Senate to act on Treasury Department nominees after the department agreed to make changes...obstructing the sales of agriculture products to Cuba. With Baucus no longer blocking the confirmation...Finance Committee quickly approved a half-dozen Treasury ...
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Treasury Department cracks down on visas to Cuba
AP Worldstream;
March 25, 2003 ;
260 words
......Students wanting to travel to Cuba for educational purposes...academic course work, the Treasury Department said in a revised rule...longstanding U.S. embargo against Cuba, said it would no longer...was barely evident, said Treasury Department spokesman Tony Fratto. He...including ...
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U.S. SENATOR CHARLES E. GRASSLEY (R-IA) HOLDS HEARING ON TREASURY...
Political Transcript Wire;
July 22, 2005 ;
787 words
......FINANCE COMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON TREASURY DEPARTMENT NOMINATIONS JULY 20, 2005 SPEAKERS...NOMINATED TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY, U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT RANDAL QUARLES NOMINATED TO BE UNDERSECRETARY, DOMESTIC FINANCE, U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT SANDRA PACK NOMINATED TO BE ASSISTANT ...
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Treasury Department Freezes Cuba Travel Group's Funds
All Things Considered (NPR);
June 15, 1994 ;
640 words
......imposed a trade embargo on Cuba in 1961, Americans have...Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury Department froze the bank account...it planned to send to Cuba next week. From San Francisco...the group from going to Cuba. MADEA BENJAMIN, Spokesperson...taken if the trip to Cuba was not ...
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U.S. SENATOR CHARLES E. GRASSLEY (R-IA) CHAIRMAN U.S. SENATOR CHARLES E....
Washington Transcript Service;
July 20, 2005 ;
787 words
......FINANCE COMMITTEE HOLDS A HEARING ON TREASURY DEPARTMENT NOMINATIONS JULY 20, 2005 SPEAKERS...NOMINATED TO BE DEPUTY SECRETARY, U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT RANDAL QUARLES NOMINATED TO BE UNDERSECRETARY, DOMESTIC FINANCE, U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT SANDRA PACK NOMINATED TO BE ASSISTANT ...
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Last flight to Havana.(United States Treasury Department places...
U.S. News & World Report;
October 27, 2003 ;
Mulrine, Anna Silver, Edited By Marc;
432 words
......advertisement for a trip to Cuba. He signed up and spent five...Popper, director of Insight Cuba, the company that organized...legally, he says. But under new Treasury Department restrictions that take effect...authorized tour groups to Cuba for cultural exchange activities...Eizenberg, who ...
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Treasury Department rejects U.S. business trip to Cuba
AP Online;
September 4, 1998 ;
KEN GUGGENHEIM Associated Press Writer;
542 words
......refused to approve a visit by U.S. business executives to Cuba next week, saying it violated U.S. interests. The trip...planning to lead a business group on an overnight visit to Cuba beginning Sept. 11. The visit was part of a three-day...trade embargo bars Americans from spending in money in Cuba, but ...
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Publishers, authors sue U.S. Treasury Department over Cuban works.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;
September 28, 2004 ;
746 words
......authors sued the U.S. Treasury Department on Monday, seeking...publishing works from Cuba and other blacklisted...up to 10 years. The Treasury Department had no comment on the...issue definitively. Cuba watchers said the issue...
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U.S. administration taps former Treasury Department official for key...
AP Worldstream;
April 17, 2003 ;
JEANNINE AVERSA, Associated Press Writer;
238 words
...00-00-0000 Dateline: WASHINGTON A former Treasury Department official will serve as the U.S...who served as the second-highest Treasury Department official in President Ronald Reagan...condition of anonymity Thursday. The Treasury Department is working to come up with ways...
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT RECEIVES SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AWARD
Regulatory Intelligence Data;
January 14, 1998 ;
INDUSTRY GROUP 93;
301 words
......RELEASE RR-2158 January 14, 1998 TREASURY DEPARTMENT RECEIVES SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AWARD The Treasury Department was honored today by the National...women-owned businesses. The Treasury Department is proud to play a leadership...
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Treasury department rejects U.S. business trip to Cuba
AP Online;
September 4, 1998 ;
KEN GUGGENHEIM Associated Press Writer;
524 words
......have rejected plans for American executives to visit Cuba next week to attend a business summit, saying the trip...planning to lead a business group on an overnight visit to Cuba beginning Sept. 11. The visit was part of a three-day...trade embargo bars Americans from spending in money in Cuba, but ...
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Thailand's Treasury Department Launches New Land Project.
Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand);
April 1, 2004 ;
264 words
......Kanana Katharangsiporn Apr. 1--The Treasury Department will set up an asset management...Finance Ministry and supervised by the Treasury Department. Bonds would be issued of up to...This is a pilot project for the Treasury Department, where the government is able to...
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Thai Treasury Department Drafts New Contracts for Transport Hub Project.
Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);
June 24, 2002 ;
342 words
......Wichit Sirithaveeporn Jun. 24--The Treasury Department expects that new contracts for a...contract was void. Mr Visut said the Treasury Department was in the process of drafting a...Visut said representatives from the Treasury Department, the Council of State, the Budget...
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