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CONGRESSMEN HYDE AND LANTOS AT THE UNITED NATIONS

Congressman Henry Hyde (R-Ill), Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on International Relations, left, listens as Congressman Tom Lantos ( D-California), speak to reporters about dues withheld by the US to the United Nations at the United Nations on March 27, 2006 in New York City. (UPI Photo/Monika Graff)

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