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    PRESS RELEASE
    ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee
    Contact: Jason P. Capizzi
    Tel: 972-635-5347
    Fax: 972-635-5406
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Web: http://www.armenpac.org/



    ARMENPAC SURVEYS ALL 2,069 CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES TO ASSESS THEIR
    POSITIONS ON ARMENIAN-AMERICAN ISSUES


    Irving, TX - ARMENPAC, The Armenian-American Political Action Committee,
    recently issued its 2008 Congressional Candidate Questionnaire to every
    candidate seeking election to the United States Congress on November 4,
    2008. Since initiating this effort in 2006, ARMENPAC continues to be the
    first and only Armenian advocacy organization to tackle this very important
    project, and to apprise the Armenian-American community of its local
    candidates' positions on Armenian-American issues before Election Day.

    "ARMENPAC implemented this daunting research project not just to educate the
    Armenian-American community, but to also educate the candidates on our
    issues that they will face if elected to Congress," said ARMENPAC Co-Chairs
    Annie Totah and Edgar Hagopian. "By beginning dialogues and building
    relationships with Congressional hopefuls early on, ARMENPAC is cultivating
    a bipartisan majority in support of Armenian-American issues."

    The 2008 ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire is comprised of
    questions that succinctly and objectively apprise candidates of the issues
    affecting the Republic of Armenia and the Nagorno Karabakh Republic. The
    brief survey broadly addresses, and seeks the candidates' position on, the
    following topics: United States Reaffirmation of the Armenian Genocide,
    United States - Armenia Trade Relations, Turkish and Azeri Hostility toward
    Armenia, the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Peace Process, and the Congressional
    Caucus on Armenian Issues.

    The 2008 ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire was mailed, during
    the week of April 28th and sent to all 2,069 candidates running for seats in
    both the United States Senate and the United States House of
    Representatives. Each candidate received a unique "username" and "password"
    granting them access to a secure area of the ARMENPAC website,
    www.armenpac.org <http://www.armenpac.org/> , so that they can submit their
    responses to the ARMENPAC Congressional Candidate Questionnaire on-line.
    Once a candidate responds to the Congressional Candidate Questionnaire, his
    or her answers are posted in real time in the "Candidate Response" section
    of the ARMENPAC website for all to view and consider before Election Day.
    The ARMENPAC Board of Directors will issue its list of endorsed candidates
    before October, 2008 based, in part, on the information collected in
    response to the Congressional Candidate Questionnaire.

    ARMENPAC is an independent, bipartisan political action committee
    established to shape public policy by raising awareness of, and advocating
    for, Armenian-American issues. ARMENPAC provides financial support to
    federal officeholders, candidates, political action committees and
    organizations that actively support issues of importance to
    Armenian-Americans. For more information and how to join ARMENPAC, please
    call (877) 286-1046 or visit www.armenpac.org <http://www.armenpac.org/> .

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