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One year ago, the State Department declared that religious freedom was absent in the Arab kingdom. Under U.S. law, the Bush administration could have imposed sanctions such as trade restrictions — as it has done with some other countries.
Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice notified Congress last week that she had authorized a 180-day waiver of action against Saudi Arabia 'in order to allow additional time for the continuation of discussions leading to progress on important religious freedom issues.'"
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