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|  | ![The Lebanese national flag flies as protesters took part in an anti-Syria demonstration in Martyr\'s Square in Beirut, Lebanon, March 6, 2005. [© AP/WWP file photo]](/all/20060428001933im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_0427_lebanon_250.jpg) |  | Lebanon and Syria: Anniversary of Syrian Military Withdrawal From Lebanon Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli (Apr. 26): "The Lebanese people have accomplished much over the past year, but much remains to be done. The United States, and the international community, stand with the Lebanese people as they work to reassert their independence and strengthen their democracy, and we support their call for national dignity, truth, and justice."
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