The Chinese Ministry of Commerce rejected the deal in a high-profile test of its then-new anti-monopoly law.

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Mr Obama says he will resubmit the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty to the Senate for ratification (it was rejected in 1999 in a highly partisan vote), something Mr Bush refused to do.

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In addition, Mr. Obama insists that the United States must become a party to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty - an accord a majority of the U.S. Senate rejected ten years ago on the grounds that it was unverifiable and inconsistent with the nation's need to maintain a safe, reliable and therefore credible nuclear deterrent.

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Citigroup passed the stress test, but its plan to up its dividend was rejected by the Fed, a setback widely-believed to have played a role in the departure of former CEO Vikram Pandit last month.

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Broad, though, rejected the suggestion that England's heavy winter schedule in Australia before the World Cup, which featured a five-Test Ashes series, seven one-day internationals and two Twenty20 games over a three-month period, was to blame for their injury problems.

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