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    Armenian National Committee of America
    1711 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20036
    Tel. (202) 775-1918
    Fax. (202) 775-5648
    Email. [email protected]
    Internet www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    March 1, 2010
    Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian
    Tel: (202) 775-1918

    ANCA LAUNCHES 'END TURKEY'S GAG RULE' CAMPAIGN TO END U.S.
    COMPLICITY IN ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL

    -- www.anca.org/endthegagrule latest effort to promote Committee
    and full House passage of Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.252)

    WASHINGTON, DC - The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
    launched an array of grassroots, media, advertising, and advocacy
    initiatives today - as part of its "End Turkey's Gag Rule" campaign
    - to encourage the U.S. Congress to adopt legislation, H.Res.252,
    calling on the U.S. government to put the lessons of the Armenian
    Genocide to work in preventing future crimes against humanity.

    The newly inaugurated ANCA campaign comes in the wake of Sunday's
    60 Minutes program taking Turkey to task over its denial of the
    Armenian Genocide, and on the eve of the Thursday, March 4th vote
    by the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Armenian Genocide
    Resolution.

    "We're pleased to launch the 'End Turkey's Gag Rule' campaign as a
    service to help Americans of every background to better understand
    the danger of denial and the urgency of taking action now to secure
    Congressional recognition of the Armenian Genocide," said Aram
    Hamparian, Executive Director of the ANCA. "As Americans, we
    simply cannot allow any nation - Turkey, or China or any foreign
    power - to impose a gag rule on America's moral stand against
    genocide."

    The campaign, which features a compelling image of the Statue of
    Liberty gagged by a Turkish flag, is anchored by an interactive
    website: www.anca.org/endthegagrule, that offers avenues for
    advocacy in support of Armenian Genocide legislation, educational
    resources on the Armenian Genocide, and social networking
    opportunities.

    Advertisements targeting the Congressional audience began appearing
    Monday in three Capitol Hill and political online publications -
    Roll Call, Politico and The Hill. The effort is set to expand in
    the days leading to the House Foreign Affairs Committee vote and
    continue in anticipation of full House consideration of the
    measure.

    House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-CA) has
    scheduled a vote on the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.252) on
    March 4th. Over 137 House Members have cosponsored this measure,
    spearheaded by Representatives Schiff, George Radanovich (R-CA),
    and Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Frank Pallone (D-NJ)
    and Mark Kirk (R-IL). A similar measure in the Senate (S.Res.316),
    led by Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and John Ensign (R-NV) has 13
    cosponsors.

    Activists and organizations are encouraged to include the 'End
    Turkey's Gag Rule' graphic and link on their websites and blogs by
    contacting [email protected].

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