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U.S. Congress Urged to Support Permanent UN Force (OneWorld.net)
Filed: June 11th 2007: World

OneWorld.net - UNITED NATIONS, Jun 11 (OneWorld) - The U.S. Congress is under increasing pressure to support the creation of a new UN peacekeeping force that would help stop armed conflicts in the world before they turn into a Darfur-like humanitarian catastrophe.

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