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Trump Treasury Nominee Defends Profiting From Foreclosure Crisis

Steven Mnuchin testifies before Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill on Thursday, for his nomination to be secretary of the Treasury in the Trump administration. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Politics

Trump Treasury Nominee Defends Profiting From Foreclosure Crisis

Steven Mnuchin, who took over a bank that failed because of bad home loans, argued before the Senate Finance Committee that his actions saved thousands of jobs.

U.S. Approves Export Of Boeing And Airbus Planes To Iran

An Iran Air Boeing 747 passenger plane sits on the tarmac of the domestic Mehrabad airport in the Iranian capital Tehran in 2013. Behrouz Mehri /AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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The Two-Way

U.S. Approves Export Of Boeing And Airbus Planes To Iran

It's a major step forward on a key portion of last year's nuclear deal with Iran, and is seen as a test case on doing business with that country. The planes will help modernize Iran's aging fleet.