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                          PERSONAL EXPLANATION

  Ms. KILPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, personal reasons prevent me from being 
present for legislative business scheduled for today, Monday, May 17, 
2004. Had I been present, I

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would have voted ``yea'' on H. Con. Res. 420, a resolution applauding 
the men and women who keep America moving and recognizing National 
Transportation Week (Rollcall No. 177); ``yea'' on H. Con. Res. 423, a 
resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for activities 
associated with the dedication of the National World War II Memorial 
(Rollcall No. 178); and ``yea'' on H. Con. Res. 403, a resolution 
condemning the Government of the Republic of the Sudan for its attacks 
against innocent civilians in the impoverished Darfur region of western 
Sudan (Rollcall No. 179).

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