Among the most sought after are a collection of early revolutionary war muskets produced by the Committee of Safety, a group of American gun makers who copied British muskets and supplied them to militia units fighting for the colonies.

FORBES: Hot Shots

As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Obama opposed defining Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group.

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All relief work relating to the earthquake has been "taken over by the Revolutionary Guards, the Red Crescent, and the state-run Imam Khomeini Relief Committee, " the Telegraph reported in August.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Iran’s Charity Loophole

David Penchyna, leader of the energy committee in the Mexican Senate and a member of Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, has hedged his bets.

MSN: Sweeping Mexico energy reform may stumble in Congress