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Armenians were killed by Ottoman Turks 95 years ago – an event
some call the first genocide of the 20th century. The word –
genocide – has been a difficult social and political issue for
Turks and Armenians, US politicians and academics. The House
Foreign Affairs committee recently passed a resolution to
condemn the killings as genocide…an act not supported by the
Obama administration…even though during his campaign, President
Obama promised to officially use the loaded word. Today, where
we live, we’ll explore the historical events and the political
significance of the term “genocide”. And we’ll get the latest on
the tragic plane crash in Poland – a crash that has it’s roots
in another mass killing. Local commemoration taking place on
Saturday, April 24 at the State Capitol, 10AM.