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Man Goes on Hunger Strike to Protest Congratulations to Re-Elected Armenian President

Ara Manoogian has parked himself in front of Rep. Adam Schiff's office in an RV.

Activist Ara Manoogiani has gone almost two weeks without food while staging a hunger strike in front of Rep. Adam Schiff's Burbank office in protest of President Obama’s congratulatory remarks to Armenia's re-elected president, Serzh Sargsya.

Monoogiani told the Burbank Leader he is prepared to go weeks, even months, without food to make his point against Sargsya, whom many allege committed election fraud and bribery.

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