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Article

8 Nov 2001

Author:
Rapaport News, on Diamonds.Net

U.S. Congress Moves on Conflict Diamonds Legislation

Responding to a Washington Post article’s disclosure of Osama bin Laden’s ties to conflict diamonds, Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois), Rep. Tony Hall (D-Ohio) and Senator Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) held a press conference on November 8 to urge immediate action on the conflict diamonds legislation pending in Congress.