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This and other offenses made it the duty of the American Government to take measures with a view to ultimate reparation and for the safeguarding of its interests.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Taft asserts that the American government had a duty to respond to Zelaya's offenses to protect its interests.

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