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Two U.S. lawmakers are urging Congress and the Obama administration tostrongly condemn China's crackdown on Uighur Muslims in thenorthwestern region of Xinjiang, where violence in the city of Urumqileft more than 150 people dead. A Uighur activist responded again to Chinese governmentallegations that she helped fuel the violence.
Rabiya Kadeer,the Uighur activist who Chinese authorities alleged helped stir updemonstrations, appeared at a news conference with two lawmakersseeking to refocus congressional attention on the situation in Xinjiang.
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