Dick Cheney’s daughter to exit US Senate bid

Updated 06 January 2014
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Dick Cheney’s daughter to exit US Senate bid

WASHINGTON: Liz Cheney, the oldest daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney, is dropping her bid to be the Republican senate candidate for Wyoming, US media reported late Sunday.
CNN, citing unnamed sources, said that Liz Cheney, 47, could make the announcement official as early as Monday. Politico said the announcement could come this week.
Cheney is running for a Senate seat in the state of Wyoming against a fellow Republican incumbent in a primary next year. The western state is solidly Republican, so the primary winner is nearly certain to defeat their Democratic opponent.
Cheney sparked a family feud in November when she said in a TV interview that she does not support gay marriage — which Heather Poe, the female partner of her younger sister Mary, took as a personal affront.


India tells citizens to leave Iran: embassy

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India tells citizens to leave Iran: embassy

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry urged its citizens Monday to leave Iran, against a backdrop of fears of a possible US strike on Tehran.
“In view of the evolving situation in Iran, Indian nationals who are currently in Iran... are advised to leave Iran by available means of transport, including commercial flights,” the Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a post on social media.
India’s foreign ministry estimates there are usually around 10,000 citizens in Iran.