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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States and other U.N. member states have refused to fully cooperate with investigators looking into corruption in the oil-for-food program in Iraq, blocking access to information about politically sensitive actions of Security Council nations, say leaders of the probe. Findings of the independent investigation - expected in midsummer - will likely lead to dozens of criminal prosecutions by legal authorities in various countries for bribery, sanctions busting, money laundering and fraud, the officials told The Associated Press. After two interim reports focusing on key U.N. figures, the investigation is tackling broader issues, including the...