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The sanctions, approved 97-1 on Wednesday, would ban U.S. imports of goods from Myanmar. The measure would freeze the assets of the ruling junta and require the U.S. to oppose loans to Myanmar from international financial institutions. ``Supporters of a free Burma believe that serving the cause of freedom is America's challenge and obligation,'' said Sen. Mitch McConnell, the No. 2 Senate Republican. ``We should not abandon the people of Burma during the greatest moments of need.'' The House International Relations Committee was expected to endorse a similar bill on Thursday. Rep. Tom Lantos, the committee's top Democrat, said the sanctions ``will have a direct impact on the wallets of the Burmese Generals who run Burma's factories while suppressing democracy.'' Ms Suu Kyi was arrested on May 30 following clashes between her supporters and Government backers. A U.N. envoy, Razali Ismail, said she was uninjured and that he expects the Government to release her in two weeks. World leaders, including the U.S. President, George W. Bush, have called for her immediate release. The junta seized power in 1988. Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won the 1990 elections, but was barred from taking power. — AP
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