U.S. lawmakers are urging President Bush to add several Palestinian groups to the U.S. terrorist list. The effort, being led by Reps. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), asks Bush to add the Al-Aksa Brigade, the Tanzim militia and Force 17 to the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
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