Senate banking panel to vote on Iran sanctions February 2 (Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - ? The Senate Banking Committee expects to vote on Thursday, February 2 on legislation containing more sanctions on Iran, the panel announced on Friday.

Lawmakers want to strengthen the economic chokehold on Iran to discourage Tehran from seeking to build a nuclear bomb. The panel's announcement gave no details of the upcoming legislation, saying these would be released next week.

(Reporting By Susan Cornwell)

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/iran/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120127/pl_nm/us_iran_usa_banking

tracy mcgrady mash alec baldwin kicked off plane alec baldwin kicked off plane mumia mumia uss arizona memorial