GENOCIDE RESOLUTION IS ON TRACK: CALIFORNIAN SOURCE

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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.