The statement came after a review of President-elect Barack Obama's transition activities concluded Monday he and his staff had no inappropriate discussions with either Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich or Blagojevich's staff about filling Obama's vacant U.S. Senate seat.

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"The directors had duties, among others, to be honest in recording the purposes and activities of the business, " Mr. Akers said in a statement.

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The United States, France and Britain have been pressing for a strong statement in support of the International Atomic Energy Agency's demand that Iran stop its nuclear activities.

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"We are obviously disappointed in the findings on an issue that was first raised about six months ago regarding activities in the summer of 2005, " says the company in a statement.

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Samsung Taiwan said it had not been told about the investigation, however the subsidiary put a statement on its local Facebook page saying it had "ceased all marketing activities that involve the posting of anonymous comments".

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"We are contributing to the Fota activities which will achieve significant cost reductions, whilst maintaining the spirit of the sport, " a statement from the manufacturer read.

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Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ramin Mehmanparast, said Israel was engaging in "baseless accusations against other countries in order to distract the attention of the international community from its terrorist activities being carried out throughout the world, " according to a statement from the state-run IRNA news agency.

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