| 1. | Chaplain John Oas said the mood in the room was somber.
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| 2. | OAS officials and diplomats predicted that hemispheric governments will move carefully.
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| 3. | Oases and plants bloomed, and nomads moved in with cattle.
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| 4. | But OAS won't help if security remains a problem.
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| 5. | He said the OAS had no right to mediate the issue.
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| 6. | With some 300 monitors, the OAS has the largest contingent.
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| 7. | The conference is sponsored by the OAS and the Dominican government.
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| 8. | Canada, Mexico and other OAS members have companies in Cuba.
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| 9. | It was the first time OAS election observers had been targeted.
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| 10. | But it was not an official statement originating from the OAS,
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