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On the recordMay 7, 2010
I ask unanimous consent that the amendment at the desk be agreed to; the resolution, as amended, be agreed to; the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 3913) was agreed to, as follows: (Purpose: To amend the resolving clause) On page 2, beginning on line 7, strike ``the National League for Democracy and other opposition groups,'' and insert ``all political groups and individuals dedicated to democratic ideals,''. On page 3, beginning on line 9, strike ``(including the People's Republic of China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and the United Nations Security Council)'' and insert ``, as appropriate, in order''. On page 3, line 17, strike ``the National League for Democracy and''. The resolution (S. Res. 480), as amended, was agreed to. The preamble was agreed to. The resolution, as amended, with its preamble reads as follows: S. Res.…
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