SYSTEM OF A DOWN TURNS POLITICAL FOR HOUSE BILL.Byline: Lisa Friedman Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - A San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley-based rock band plans to rally today in front of House Speaker Dennis Hastert's Illinois office in the hope of pressuring Congress to pass a politically sensitive resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. . Serj Tankian, lead singer of System of a Down, said he and fellow band members - all of Armenian descent - hope to ``get attention for the cause'' and encourage Hastert to bring the bill to House vote. The resolution sponsored by Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, would have Congress formally declare that the Ottoman Empire Ottoman Empire (ŏt`əmən), vast state founded in the late 13th cent. by Turkish tribes in Anatolia and ruled by the descendants of Osman I until its dissolution in 1918. engaged in genocide against 1.5 million Armenians after World War I. The House International Relations international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of international relations include diplomacy and diplomatic history, international law, Committee passed it 35-11. The State Department opposes the resolution, arguing that its passage would undermine U.S. relations with Turkey, which continues to deny that a genocide took place. Hastert and other GOP leaders have vowed to prevent a full House vote. Hastert officials referred questions on the genocide bill to Majority Leader Tom DeLay. Lisa Friedman, (202) 662-8731 lisa.friedman(at)langnews.com |
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