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Title:USA: Approval Of Aid To Contras Worth 100 Million Dollars
Date:25th June 1986
Summary:The United States House of Representatives on June 25 approved a 100 million US dollars aid package to Contra rebels fighting Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The 221-209 vote was a victory for US President Ronald Reagan who had lobbied vigorously for the aid after the proposal was rejected by the House some months earlier.
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Location:USA LAS VEGAS NEVADA
Reuters ID:LDL0011IE1383
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