US - California is considering a move which would compel the country's largest pension funds to divest from companies which do business with Iran in the latest stage in the war on terror.
Republican assemblyman Joel Anderson introduced the measure, saying: “Who is funding terrorism? It sure as hell shouldn’t be our public employees.” He estimated the legislation would affect up ...
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