Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida, the top Republican on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, opposed the resolution.

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The resolution condemns violence against demonstrators and the suppression of Internet and cellphone communication.

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The committee offered the resolution to the convention on December twentieth,eighteen sixty.

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All fifteen members voted for the resolution proposed by the United States.

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The resolution said simply that the people of South Carolina were ending the agreement of seventeen eighty-eight in which the state had approved the Constitution of the United States.

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President John Tyler signed the resolution on March first.

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Democrat Dennis Kucinich of Ohio offered the resolution.

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The Palestinians fear that the United States, which voted against the resolution, will bury it in the Security Council.

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North Korea's deputy U.N.Ambassador Pak Tok Hun categorically rejected the resolution, saying it was a U.S.initiative intended to destroy North Korea.

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He said that it would be "futile" to expect any outcome from the resolution, because North Korea would remain "invincible forever".

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"Our vote against the resolution today should not be construed as indifference to the problems emanating from Iran's nuclear program."

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The Security Council session focused on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, and the resolution urged action to prevent the spread of atomic weapons.

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Israel and the United States have urged foreign governments to vote against the resolution on the Goldstone report.

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It's sad,but that's the case." Many experts say the resolution by the House Foreign Affairs Committee puts President Obama in an awkward position.

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In Washington, President Barack Obama said the resolution sends an "unmistakable message" about the world's commitment to stopping the spread of nuclear weapons.

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Palestinian officials welcomed the resolution, but chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said the question is what happens next.

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The resolution endorses a report by an expert panel chaired by South African jurist Richard Goldstone.

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Israel says the resolution is biased and one-sided, and the charges of war crimes are outrageous.

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The resolution was primarily drafted and negotiated among the permanent five members of the U.N.Security Council - Britain,China,France,Russia, and the United States - plus Germany.

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After the measure passed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S.does not believe the full House of Representatives will or should vote on the resolution.

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The resolution also accuses Hamas of war crimes, something the Islamic militant group denies.

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The resolution was approved by 114 countries with 18 opposed and 44 abstentions.

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