Larijani also rejected the latest Western proposal to resolve questions about Iran's nuclear program, dismissing it as "unimportant" and "irrational."

VOA: standard.2009.11.15

In a recorded interview aired Sunday on ABC's This Week program, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government is working on a proposal for talks.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26

Iraq has already rejected an extension of the current oil-for-food program and the new British proposal that would loosen restrictions on trade with Iraq, except for a list of restricted items.

CNN: Iraq rejects proposed changes to new sanctions

The coalition confirmed this week that it backed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to cut the program.

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The coalition backed the governor's proposal to cut the program, but said the money should be used instead for a program that was more effective.

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