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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>12/08/24 the day the world changed and everything became possible yet again</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/hamdirifai.bsky.social</link><title>@hamdirifai.bsky.social - Hamdi Rifai 🇸🇾🇸🇾🇸🇾</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/hamdirifai.bsky.social/post/3m4dtvw3wq222</link><description>PRESS RELEASE:&#xA;&#xA;Congressman Suhas Subramanyam D-VA10 has joined the battle for a stable, sanction-free Syria&#xA;&#xA;1. He is now a co-sponsor of the @RepJoeWilson HR 3941 bill for a full repeal, and&#xA;&#xA;2. 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