WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other senior U.S. administration officials support reform of the current U.S. export-licensing regime — the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) — which includes tight restrictions on overseas sales of commercial communications satellites and related technology, according to a State Department official.

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