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    GENOCIDE RESOLUTION IS ON TRACK: CALIFORNIAN SOURCE

    news.am
    Feb 22 2010
    Armenia

    "The latest version of an Armenian genocide resolution is on track
    to win House committee approval, but its long-term prospects remain
    uncertain," reads the article by Michael Doyle posted on the FresnoBee
    website -- local news from California.

    The author comments on Genocide Resolution scheduled for a vote on
    March 4, 2010.

    The source quotes one of the resolution co-sponsors Rep. Jim Costa
    (D-Fresno) as saying, "Genocide is not something that can simply be
    swept under the rug and forgotten, and our nation cannot continue its
    policy of denial regarding the Armenian genocide." The source recalls
    that presently resolution has only 137 House co-sponsors out of 218
    necessary for approval.

    The author names Turkish lobby among the reasons that might hinder the
    resolution passing. According to Doyle, former House Speaker Dennis
    Hastert - one who killed the resolution in 2000 is presently lobbying
    Turkish interests. "His firm (Dickstein Shapiro) has been paid up to
    $45,000 a month for its work on Turkey's behalf, public records show,"
    the source says.
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