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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1755 Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007</title>
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  <updated>2008-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/42655</id>
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    <title>armoredd.com &#194;&#187; Blog Archive &#194;&#187; ATFL Applauds 94 Countries Signing ...</title>
    <link href="http://armoreddefense.com/home/atfl-applauds-94-countries-signing-convention-on-cluster-munitions-in-oslo/2008/12/05/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-12-04:/commentary/3632419</id>
    <updated>2008-12-04T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>armoredd.com </name>
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We salute Representative Darrell Issa for his leadership as an original sponsor of HR 1755, The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007, to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://armoreddefense.com/home/atfl-applauds-94-countries-signing-convention-on-cluster-munitions-in-oslo/2008/12/05/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mother of Dead Marine, Rep. Jim Moran, Nobel Laureate Jody ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2007/11/01/mother-dead-marine-rep-jim-moran-nobel-laureate-jody-williams-urge-congress-ban-clus" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-11-18:/commentary/3758747</id>
    <updated>2008-11-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Untitled </name>
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Legislation introduced into the Senate (S 594) by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Patrick Leahy and the House (HR 1755) by Representatives Jim McGovern, Betty McCollum, and Darrell Issa would, if passed, prohibit the use of cluster ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2007/11/01/mother-dead-marine-rep-jim-moran-nobel-laureate-jody-williams-urge-congress-ban-clus&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>RGE - A solution to our financial crisis</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-26:/commentary/3418198</id>
    <updated>2008-09-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Global Macro EconoMonitor </name>
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Support HR 1755 ABOLISH THIS FED. Reply to this comment By Guest on 2008-09-27 12:52:27. &quot;The cost will be high. An agreement will be in the best interest of all, but that does not mean that we will not have to make concessions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rgemonitor.com/globalmacro-monitor/253746/a_solution_to_our_financial_crisis&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>USCBL Email News: Speaking Tour Coming to a Midwest City Near You</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-09-24:/commentary/2888479</id>
    <updated>2008-09-24T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Fastsearcher </name>
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The Quaker groups called on the US government to join the global ban treaty negotiated in May, and on Midwestern Congressional representatives to support the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, S. 594 (Senate bill) and HR 1755 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://awwowballow.blogspot.com/2008/09/uscbl-email-news-speaking-tour-coming.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Activist Alert August 19th - August 24th | Washington Peace Center</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-20:/commentary/3770403</id>
    <updated>2008-08-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Washington Peace Center - Education and... </name>
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H.R.1755 and S.594 limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.For information on the House resolution, please paste the following URL in your browser . For information on the Senate resolution, please paste the following URL ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpeacecenter.net/civic/node/1025&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation : End the Occupation ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-12:/commentary/3463149</id>
    <updated>2008-08-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation </name>
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H.R.1755 and S.594 limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.For information on the House resolution, please click here. For information on the Senate resolution, please click here. H.J.Res.91 and S.J.Res.37 urges the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1695&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation : Take Action: Meet with ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-08-05:/commentary/3418199</id>
    <updated>2008-08-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation </name>
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H.R.1755 and S.594 limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.For information on the House resolution, please click here. For information on the Senate resolution, please click here. H.J.Res.91 and S.J.Res.37 urges the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.endtheoccupation.org/article.php?id=1688&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>sunday afternoon, after all the training sessions, we had a short ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-31:/commentary/3156967</id>
    <updated>2008-07-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The Larson Lobby @ work </name>
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first, she said that mcdermott was a strong co-sponsor of hr 1755(the weaker of the two) and planned to work hard for hj res. 91(which would , in effect, ban the damn things outright). she pointed out that he had tried to get similar ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://larsonlobby.blogspot.com/2008/08/sunday-afternoona-fter-all-training.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House puts the child custody, anti-gun bills-Costumes</title>
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    <updated>2008-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Georgia Attorney Lawyer </name>
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Thursday, the Child Custody Protection Act (HR 1755) was for consideration in the House of Representatives. I was proud of my support, as an original cosponsor of this legislation to protect the rights of parents in the rule of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://attorney2georgia.com/house-puts-the-child-custody-anti-gun-bills-costumes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>lobbying against cluster bombs - make a difference</title>
    <link href="http://davidbaptistechirot.blogspot.com/2008/05/lobbying-against-cluster-bombs-make.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-28:/commentary/3156968</id>
    <updated>2008-05-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>DAVID-BAPTISTE CHIROT </name>
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senators leahy and feinstein introduced bill # s. 594 &quot;cluster munitions civilian protection act&quot; in the senate, and congressman james mcgovern introduced house bill # hr 1755 in the house. these bills will dramatically limit the damage ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://davidbaptistechirot.blogspot.com/2008/05/lobbying-against-cluster-bombs-make.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More on Stopping Cluster Bombs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-22:/commentary/2235960</id>
    <updated>2008-05-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Swords into Plowshares </name>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR 1755), states that, &amp;quot;Cluster munitions will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians.&amp;quot; A simple phone call to senators who ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://presbyterian.typepad.com/peacemaking/2008/05/more-on-stoppin.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>local stuffs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-12:/commentary/2202803</id>
    <updated>2008-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Protection Act (S.594/HR1755). With your help, one-quarter of the Senate will cosponsor the bill by the time negotiations begin. We need to generate six new cosponsors in the next two weeks-a difficult, but possible, task. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://greenwom.blogspot.com/2008/05/local-stuffs_13.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mother&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Day &amp;amp; the week forward: Action Alert - No mother should ...</title>
    <link href="http://radicalaction.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/mothers-day-the-week-forward-action-alert-no-mother-should-lose-her-child-to-a-cluster-bomb/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2008-05-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Speak! Action Alerts from Radical Women of Color </name>
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CIVIC (The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict) is making an urgent appeal to us to call our Senators and ask them to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR 1755). They&#226;&#8364;&#8482;ve supplied us with the tools we ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://radicalaction.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/mothers-day-the-week-forward-action-alert-no-mother-should-lose-her-child-to-a-cluster-bomb/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bombs over your neighbhood</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-11:/commentary/2194096</id>
    <updated>2008-05-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Viewsday </name>
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The Senate bill is S. 594. In the House, it&amp;#39;s HR 1755. This is outmoded Cold War weaponry that can&amp;#39;t be of any real use in today&amp;#39;s insurgency and counterinsurgency warfare, fought in and around civilian areas. It&amp;#39;s time to get rid of it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/opinion/viewsday/2008/05/bombs_over_your_neighbhood.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>No mother should lose her child to cluster bombs</title>
    <link href="http://www.groundswellonline.org/groundswell/2008/05/no-mother-shoul.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-08:/commentary/2185684</id>
    <updated>2008-05-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>GROUNDSWELL, from Peace Action West </name>
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To do so, all you need to do is make one or two phone calls on Monday, May 12th to help generate cosponsors for the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR1755). With your help, we hope that one-quarter of the Senate will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.groundswellonline.org/groundswell/2008/05/no-mother-shoul.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Day After Mother&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Day Cluster Bomb Call-in</title>
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    <updated>2008-05-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Yalla Dems </name>
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All you need to do is make one or two phone calls between now and Monday, May 12 to help generate cosponsors for the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR1755). With your help, one-quarter of the Senate will cosponsor the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://yalladems.blogspot.com/2008/05/day-after-mothers-day-cluster-bomb-call.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>irregular times progressive ratings for rep. kenny marchant of tx ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-22:/commentary/3156970</id>
    <updated>2008-04-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>tomlovetexas </name>
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in late march of 2007, representative james mcgovern of massachussets introduced hr 1755, the cluster munitions civilian protection act of 2007, to the united states senate. the law forbids the united states government from spending ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://tomlovetexas.blogspot.com/2008/04/irregular-times-progressive-ratings-for.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>carter doesn't quit</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-16:/commentary/3156971</id>
    <updated>2008-04-16T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Boker tov, Boulder! </name>
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hr 1755: cluster munitions civilian protection act of 2007 hr 1826: nuclear disarmament and economic conversion act of 2007 hr 1837: to require the president to develop a plan containing dates certain for the commencement and completion ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bokertov.typepad.com/btb/2008/04/carter-doesnt-q.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Crisis Pregnancy Centers: We Won't Be Fooled | Reproductive Health ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-31:/commentary/3418200</id>
    <updated>2008-03-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Reproductive Health | RHRealityCheck.org... </name>
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The Child Custody Protection Act (S. 851, H.R. 1755) would make it a federal offense to take a minor across state lines to obtain an abortion, if this abridges the right of a parent, under the home-state law, to be involved in her ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/blog/2008/04/01/crisis-pregnancy-centers-we-wont-be-fooled&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Our Country</title>
    <link href="http://landminesdontdiscriminate.blogspot.com/2008/03/ottawa-treaty-also-known-as-mine-ban.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-02:/commentary/1723374</id>
    <updated>2008-03-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Protect the Innocent - Ban Landmines! </name>
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Most recently, as of 01/23/08, the legislation known in the house as HR 1755 and in the senate as S.594 had drawn 24 cosponsors, has been opposed by the Pentagon. Write to your legislators in support of the bills, raise awareness, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://landminesdontdiscriminate.blogspot.com/2008/03/ottawa-treaty-also-known-as-mine-ban.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FCNL asks &#226;&#8364;&#339;Does the US Want to Bomb Civilians?&#226;&#8364;*</title>
    <link href="http://www.paxchristimetrodc.org/2008/02/28/cluster-bomb-bill/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-27:/commentary/1677594</id>
    <updated>2008-02-27T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Pax Christi Metro DC </name>
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And the Pentagon is lobbying to prevent passage of the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR 1755), which states that, &#226;&#8364;&#339;Cluster munitions will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paxchristimetrodc.org/2008/02/28/cluster-bomb-bill/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Firedoglake &#194;&#187; Green, the Color of Good Jobs</title>
    <link href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/21/green-the-color-of-good-jobs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-02-20:/commentary/3781238</id>
    <updated>2008-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Firedoglake </name>
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OT - sort of - If you wish to take action and call your senators and representative, to support the passage of Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/H.R.1755). The Pentagon and the administrations are trying to undermine ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://firedoglake.com/2008/02/21/green-the-color-of-good-jobs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>U.S. Congress Passes Cluster Bomb Export Moratorium | Frontier ...</title>
    <link href="http://frontierindia.net/us-congress-passes-cluster-bomb-export-moratorium" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-26:/commentary/3463150</id>
    <updated>2008-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Frontier India Strategic and Defence -... </name>
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The USCBL in the coming year will be pressing for passage of a separate piece of legislation, the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594, H.R. 1755), which would extend the restriction on cluster bomb exports indefinitely, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://frontierindia.net/us-congress-passes-cluster-bomb-export-moratorium&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>This Little Card Can Change The Future For Thousands - Act Today ...</title>
    <link href="http://wcdc.blogspot.com/2007/12/this-little-card-can-change-future-for_11.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-10:/commentary/3156969</id>
    <updated>2007-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Waldo County Democratic Committee </name>
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As you send out cards of peace during this holiday season, take the time to send this card of hope to your senators and representatives asking them to cosponsor S.594/HR1755. 1. Print out this holiday postcard: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wcdc.blogspot.com/2007/12/this-little-card-can-change-future-for_11.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>ACT TODAY TO BAN CLUSTER BOMBS</title>
    <link href="http://www.peacectr.org/wp/homepage/act-today-to-ban-cluster-bombs/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-10:/commentary/1477397</id>
    <updated>2007-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Peace &amp;amp; Justice Center of Eastern Maine </name>
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... THE FUTURE FOR THOUSANDS ACT TODAY TO BAN CLUSTER BOMBS As you send out cards of peace during this holiday season, take the time to send this card of hope to your senators and representatives asking them to cosponsor S.594/HR1755 1. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.peacectr.org/wp/homepage/act-today-to-ban-cluster-bombs/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>[Capitol Corner] THANK YOU for using your voice to protect children!</title>
    <link href="http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2007/12/capitol_corner_thank_you_for_using_your_voice_to_protect_children.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-03:/commentary/1477396</id>
    <updated>2007-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Fieldnotes </name>
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If you&#226;&#8364;&#8482;re reading this and you haven&#226;&#8364;&#8482;t contacted your Senators &#226;&#8364;&#8220; we still need to keep pushing for co-sponsors of S.594 and HR 1755, the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act, in order to convince Congress to pass this important ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fieldnotes.unicefusa.org/2007/12/capitol_corner_thank_you_for_using_your_voice_to_protect_children.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>NPR: Ask the Candidates: Other Topics</title>
    <link href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/news/2007/11/ask_the_candidates_other_topic.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-24:/commentary/3418201</id>
    <updated>2007-11-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
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Will you support legislation in the House (H.R. 1755) and the Senate (S. 594) that would ban the use of cluster bombs in civilian polulated areas? Sent by Judith Lauer | 6:25 PM ET | 11-30-2007. It has been circulated by many on the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.npr.org/blogs/news/2007/11/ask_the_candidates_other_topic.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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594 and HR 1755) is a common-sense bill which prevents the US military from using cluster bombs in areas where civilians are known to be present. This bill will: Immediately prohibit the use of cluster bombs in or near populated or ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://wcdc.blogspot.com/2007/11/keep-pressure-on-call-today-to-ban.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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If you are concerned about cluster bombs, an important priority in the coming year will be the passage of the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR1755). There is a national call-in day on November 5 to urge Senators to ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://myfaithandbeliefs.blogspot.com/2007/11/presbyterian-action.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Legislation introduced into the Senate (S 594) by Senators Dianne Feinstein and Patrick Leahy and the House (HR 1755) by Representatives Jim McGovern, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feinstein-california.blamfluie.com/2007/11/04/mother-of-dead-marine-rep-jim-moran-nobel-laurea-5573072.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Take action by calling your Members of Congress and urging them to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR1755). During its war on Lebanon last summer, Israel dropped 130000 cluster bombs containing 1.2 million ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://steve-lewis.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-5-global-day-of-action-against.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... with the Friends Committee on National Legislation, Amnesty International and many others to support a call-in day to Congress asking Members of Congress to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (S.594/HR1755). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://colorado-palestine-news.blogspot.com/2007/10/us-campaign-against-israeli-occupation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007, which has been introduced in the Senate (S.594) by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Patrick Leahy (VT) and in the House (HR 1755) by Representatives Jim McGovern (MA), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bizpreneur.com/rss.php?header=blogs&amp;amp;id=5959&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007, which has been introduced in the Senate (S.594) by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Patrick Leahy (VT) and in the House (HR 1755) by Representatives Jim McGovern (MA), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bizmingle.com/rss/link_blogs/id_784/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007, which has been introduced in the Senate (S.594) by Senators Dianne Feinstein (CA) and Patrick Leahy (VT) and in the House (HR 1755) by Representatives Jim McGovern (MA), ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lazzeo.com/rss.php?header=blogs&amp;amp;id=2292&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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594/HR 1755 IH), initially introduced in the Senate on February 14, 2007, limits the use, transfer and sale of cluster munitions and is intended to lower the threat to civilians in conflict. The Senate Appropriations committee has also ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thegroundtruth.blogspot.com/2007/07/epic-guest-blogger-marla-bertagnolli-on.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 (HR 1755) introduced by Rep. McGovern (MA-3) on March 29, 2007 appears to have stalled in Congress. The bill aims to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://freeslovojournal.blogspot.com/2007/07/cluster-munitions-civilian-protection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 (HR 1755) introduced by Rep. McGovern (MA-3) on March 29, 2007 appears to have stalled in Congress. The bill aims to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kfortuny.wordpress.com/2007/07/10/cluster-munitions-civilian-protection-act-of-2007/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 (HR 1755) introduced by Rep. McGovern (MA-3) on March 29, 2007 appears to have stalled in Congress. The bill aims to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kfortuny.blogspot.com/2007/07/cluster-munitions-civilian-protection.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Most Recent Estimate: 969038 http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/iraq/iraqdeaths.html Ask your Representative to co-sponsor the McGovern bill to restrict cluster bombs HR 1755, to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/newsroom/blog/?p=186&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Ask your Representative to co-sponsor the McGovern bill to restrict cluster bombs HR 1755, to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster East Palo Alto Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Rape ...store manager accused of shooting two East ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forced-teens.ass-rape.org/29388/just-foreign-policy-news-june/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Please write your representative today and ask her or him to cosponsor the Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (HR 1755). If a majority of representatives publicly support the bill, it has a greater chance of coming to a vote in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/danielleclarke/CXRD&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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DC protestors mark 40th anniversary of Israeli Occupation June 11th, 2007    Robert Naiman  More than 5000 people crowded onto the lawn west of the U ...  to do is co-sponsor &lt;strong class=&quot;keyword&quot;&gt;H.R.1755&lt;/strong&gt;, Representative McGovern&#8217;s bill to li&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/blog/?p=249&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Robert Naiman: DC protestors mark 40th anniversary of Israeli ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-10:/commentary/872961</id>
    <updated>2007-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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One thing that many will be asking their Representatives to do is co-sponsor HR1755, Representative McGovern&amp;#39;s bill to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster bombs, &amp;quot;the other land mines.&amp;quot; So far this bill has seven co/sponsors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/dc-protestors-mark-40th-a_b_51601.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>DC protestors mark 40th anniversary of Israeli Occupation</title>
    <link href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/6/11/125753/874" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-10:/commentary/810634</id>
    <updated>2007-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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One thing that many will be asking their Representatives to do is co-sponsor HR1755, Representative McGovern&amp;#39;s bill to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster bombs, &amp;quot;the other land mines.&amp;quot; So far this bill has seven co/sponsors, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/6/11/125753/874&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Call Congress: Say NO to Israeli Occupation!</title>
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    <updated>2007-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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In the House: HR 1755, to limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions. Sponsor: McGovern (D-MA). You can see more extensive lobbying points on grassroots issues that we are encouraging people to discuss with their legislators ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pdxpeace.org/event/2007/jun/mon/11/call-congress-say-no-israeli-occupation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Meetings with aides of NC elected officials</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-10:/commentary/810629</id>
    <updated>2007-06-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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We voiced our support for HR 1755, which limits the sale, use and transfer of cluster munitions. Mr. O&#8217;Brien said that the main reason (the US does not support the limitations of cluster bombs) is that South Korea is defended by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://codepinkdc.blogspot.com/2007/06/meetings-with-aides-of-nc-elected.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Action Alert! - Urge Your Representative to Ban Cluster Bombs</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-06-08:/commentary/810635</id>
    <updated>2007-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act (HR 1755) would ban the use of cluster bombs in or near civilian areas and ban the use, sale, and transfer of almost the entire existing US arsenal of cluster bombs. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.care2.com/news/member/314511307/395691&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cluster Bombs Have Got to Go</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-31:/commentary/810644</id>
    <updated>2007-05-31T14:18:31Z</updated>
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Cluster Bombs Have Got to Go May 31st, 2007    Robert Naiman  The time has come for a vigorous public propaganda campaign in the United States against cluster bombs. These weapons need to be thoroughly discredited and delegitimized. Friends don&#8217;t let fri&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.justforeignpolicy.org/blog/?p=246&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cluster Bombs Have Got to Go</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-31:/commentary/810643</id>
    <updated>2007-05-31T14:18:31Z</updated>
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 Robert Naiman   The time has come for a vigorous public propaganda campaign in the United States against cluster bombs. These weapons need to be thoroughly discredited and delegitimized. Friends don&#8217;t let friends drive drunk, and they don&#8217;t let their &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://vagabondary.tumblr.com/post/2755315&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cluster bombs have got to go</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-30:/commentary/872962</id>
    <updated>2007-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative McGovern has introduced companion legislation in the House, HR1755. McGovern&amp;#39;s bill currently has 5 co-sponsors: McCollum, Issa, Clay, Kucinich, and Ellison. This is an absurdly low number. For the House to catch up with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hane05.spaces.live.com/Blog/cns!908541C1D7A8E580!5212.entry&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Robert Naiman: Cluster Bombs Have Got To Go</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-30:/commentary/810632</id>
    <updated>2007-05-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Representative McGovern has introduced companion legislation in the House, HR1755. McGovern&amp;#39;s bill currently has 5 co-sponsors: McCollum, Issa, Clay, Kucinich, and Ellison. This is an absurdly low number. For the House to catch up with ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-naiman/cluster-bombs-have-got-to_b_50165.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1755 Enrolled</title>
    <link href="http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HR01755F.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-19:/commentary/3013022</id>
    <updated>2007-05-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Honoring Alison White of Rayburn Middle School on being named the 2007 Campus Middle School Educator of the Year by the Northside Independent School District.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/html/HR01755F.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>kucinich has advantage on cluster bombs</title>
    <link href="http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2007/05/14/update-congress-cluster/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-05-13:/commentary/3156973</id>
    <updated>2007-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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since i wrote that article back in march, representative james mcgovern introduced hr1755 as an equivalent in the house of feinstein&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s senate legislation against cluster bombs. dennis kucinich has co-sponsored the bill. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/archives/2007/05/14/update-congress-cluster/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cluster Munitions Update</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-19:/commentary/810638</id>
    <updated>2007-04-19T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Congressman James McGovern introduced HR 1755 in late March. As you know, many of the &amp;quot;bomblets&amp;quot; released by these weapons fail to explode upon impact and thus create minefields that kill civilians for years to come. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://njailegaction.blogspot.com/2007/04/cluster-munitions-update.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Children for profit</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-04-09:/commentary/810639</id>
    <updated>2007-04-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1755 A BILL To amend the Social Security Act to require that anticipated child support be held in trust on the sale or refinancing of certain real property of an obligated parent. Be it ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&amp;amp;friendID=135783041&amp;amp;blogID=251350833&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR1755</title>
    <link href="http://www.legislatorrater.com/bid/15053/bill.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-28:/commentary/810628</id>
    <updated>2007-03-28T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.legislatorrater.com/bid/15053/bill.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Action: Introduced: HR 1755: To limit the use, sale, and ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-27:/commentary/2987382</id>
    <updated>2007-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] introduced this bill. [This event matched these monitors: Introduced Legislation ]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1755&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HR 1755, To limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-03-27:/commentary/810627</id>
    <updated>2007-03-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1755 would limit the use, sale, and transfer of cluster munitions....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_1755.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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