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On the recordApril 30, 2012
I hereby determine that the making of donations... by, to, or for the benefit of any person subject to the measures described in section 1 of this order would seriously impair my ability to deal with the national emergencies identified in the preamble to this order.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Executive Order 13608—Prohibiting Certain Transactions With and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Foreign Sanctions...

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