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Sarah Sanders defends Trump after attack on Gillibrand
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [USA], Dec 13 (ANI): White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders has defended United States President Donald Trump's recent Twitter attack on Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and claimed it was not sexist at all.
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US politician resigns over sexual misconduct allegations
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.], December 08 (ANI): A high-ranking United States politician has resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct against him, according to The Guardian.
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Italian senators ask to cancel Pak's GSP Plus status
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Rome [Italy], Dec 06 (ANI): Italian Senators have urged their Senate not to support Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) plus, which was given to Pakistan and is up for renewal.
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36 female SNLers backing Al Franken face backlash
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 22 (ANI): Less than a week after two women stepped forward to accuse Senator Al Franken of sexual misconduct, the female staffers of 'Saturday Night Live' penned a letter saying they were "compelled to stand up" for the former-cast-member-turned-politician.
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Man arrested for assaulting US Senator Rand Paul
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bowling Green (Kentucky) [United States], November 5 (ANI): A man has been arrested for assaulting and injuring U.S. Senator Rand Paul at his Kentucky home.
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Pak Senators criticize military, judiciary involvement in politics
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Nov 3 (ANI): Senators in Pakistan have criticised the alleged involvement of the military establishment and the judiciary in the country's political affairs, the Dawn has reported.
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Trump to shrink Utah national monument: Senator
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct. 28 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Friday told that he will reduce the size of state's 1.3 million-acre Bears Ears National Monument, informed Utah Senator Orrin Hatch.
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'Probably good move' for Sen. Jeff Flake to retire: White House
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Oct 25 (ANI): Terming Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake's decision to retire as "probably a good move", White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, on Tuesday, argued that the former lacks enough support in his home state to win the 2018 election.
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Arizona GOP Sen. Jeff Flake quits with attack on Trump
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New York [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake, in a surprise announcement, confirmed on Tuesday that he will not run for re-election in 2018, citing the Republican Party's changing tide toward U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Trump claims he denied Sen. Corker's request for endorsement
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [U.S.A], Oct 9 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Republican Sen. Bob Corker dropped out of the re-election race in Tennessee after the former denied his request for endorsement.
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US firm lobbied for, against Pakistan over F-16s, says ex-senator
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D. C. [United States], Oct.4 (ANI): A new book by former U.S. Senator Larry Pressler has claimed that an American firm lobbied to get F-16 fighter jets delivered for Pakistan in 2016 and also advocated for India to block the proposed sale.
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Pak Senator calls for investigation on reports about intelligence agencies
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 30 (ANI): A Senator in Pakistan, Farhatullah Babar, has called for a probe on recent report that intelligence agencies were "shielding" terrorists in the country.
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