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  <updated>2007-09-17T00:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.651 Recognizing the warm friendship and expanding strategic relationship between the United States and Brazil, commending Brazil on successfully reducing its dependence on oil by finding alternative ways to satisfy its energy needs, and recognizing the importance of the March 9, 2007, United States-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on biofuels cooperation.</title>
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Recognizing the warm friendship and expanding strategic relationship between the United States and Brazil, commending Brazil on successfully reducing its dependence on oil by finding alternative ways to satisfy its energy needs, and recognizing the importance of the March 9, 2007, United States-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on biofuels cooperation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.50 Calling on the Government of Venezuela to uphold the human rights and civil liberties of the people of Venezuela.</title>
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    <updated>2007-01-31T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Calling on the Government of Venezuela to uphold the human rights and civil liberties of the people of Venezuela.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.100 Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.</title>
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    <updated>2007-01-24T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Expressing the sympathy of the House of Representatives to the families of women and girls murdered in Guatemala and encouraging the Government of Guatemala to bring an end to these crimes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Res.80 Commending Wilfred George Gooden for his distinguished career of service, humanitarian efforts, and philanthropy dedicated to assisting the people of Jamaica and the United States.</title>
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    <updated>2007-01-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Commending Wilfred George Gooden for his distinguished career of service, humanitarian efforts, and philanthropy dedicated to assisting the people of Jamaica and the United States.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.351 To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.</title>
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    <updated>2007-01-09T00:00:00Z</updated>
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To establish the Independent Commission on the 2004 Coup d'Etat in the Republic of Haiti.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.16 Congratulating Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.</title>
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    <updated>2007-01-05T00:00:00Z</updated>
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Congratulating Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller for becoming the first democratically-elected female Prime Minister of Jamaica and the first female Jamaican head of state.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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