"US imposes sanctions on Syria
The United States' House of Representatives has passed legislation to impose sanctions on Syria for alleged ties to terrorist groups and attempts to obtain nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.
The legislation also calls on Syria to end its occupation of Lebanon.
The bill was passed 398 to four.
Last week, President George W Bush ended two years of opposition to the legislation and has indicated he will sign the bill."
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"(CNN) -- In what would be a big win for the Bush administration, the United States expects to get unanimous support from the U.N. Security Council for its new resolution on Iraq, several sources told CNN Thursday.
Sources said Syria, the lone Arab country on the council, will vote for the initiative instead of opposing it or abstaining as they had previously signaled . . . "
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