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Source: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/04/senate-poised-to-ban-iranian-diplomat-105442.html
U.S. Senate Bans Iranian UN Ambassador
(Politico) Burgess Everett - The Senate unanimously approved a bill Monday banning Iran's ambassador to the UN Hamid Aboutalebi, who participated in the 1979 hostage-taking of Americans in Tehran, from entering the U.S. The proposal, initiated by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), would prevent known terrorists from entering the U.S. as ambassadors to the UN. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said, "Iran's leadership should not have unnecessarily escalated tensions with the United States by seeking to appoint an ambassador to the United Nations who materially aided terrorists who abducted American citizens."