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movement, whom she had met. Stating that the carvings represented "idol gods", she added: "The
Government declares that the God of Israel is the God of PNG. I thank God for the Speaker Theodore Zurenuoc for the cleansing of the House". Prime Minister O'Neill condemned the destruction, ordered it
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