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Sen. Johnny Isakson, R. Ga., listens at a news conference on border security and immigration reform on Capitol Hill, in Washington DC on June 28, 2006. (UPI Photo/Shauneil Scott)

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The men and women who were held hostage in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran three decades ago are seeing renewed focus on their bid to be compensated, lawmakers say.
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Biden lobbying Senate on gun control
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A bill introduced by Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., would allow U.S. Embassy employees taken hostage in 1979 in Iran -- or their families -- to be compensated.
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Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Roskos with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participates in the annual Flags-In ceremony, May 23, 2013, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Soldiers place American flags in front of more than 260,000 gravestones in the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day. UPI/Kevin Dietsch