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| | frontline: rumsfeld's war: timeline - the life and times of donald rumsfeld PBS |
 | | The briefings also make clear that Rumsfeld, not the uniformed military, is in charge. | | | The program circumvents the constitution and is legally questionable. | | | And you could tell that he might make a better executive than he did a legislator, and be more satisfied himself to be an executive." |
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/pentagon/etc/cronfeld.html
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| | American Civil Liberties Union : Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld |
| | The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Illinois on behalf of eight men who were subject to torture and abuse at the hands of U.S. forces under Secretary Rumsfeld's command. | | | The groups charged Secretary Rumsfeld with violations of the U.S. Constitution and international law prohibiting torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment. | | | American Civil Liberties Union : Lawsuit Against Rumsfeld |
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http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=17572&c=206
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| | Human Rights Watch - Donald Rumsfeld |
| | If either were true, Secretary Rumsfeld might also, in addition to command responsibility, incur liability as the instigator of crimes against detainees. | | | However, there is no evidence that he ever exerted his authority and warned that the mistreatment of prisoners must stop. | | | An investigation would also determine whether the illegal interrogation techniques that Secretary Rumsfeld approved for Guantánamo were actually used to inflict inhuman treatment on detainees there before he rescinded his approval to use them without requesting his permission. |
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| | Donald Rumsfeld - definition of Donald Rumsfeld in Encyclopedia |
| | He has not made any public statements explaining the arrangement. | | | Rumsfeld resigned from Congress in 1969 during his fourth term to serve in the Nixon Administration as Director of the United States Office of Economic Opportunity, Assistant to the President, and a member of the President's Cabinet (1969-1970); Counselor to the President, Director of the Economic Stabilization Program; and member of the President's Cabinet (1971-1972). | | | After a stint with an investment banking firm, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Illinois in 1962, at the age of 30, and was re-elected in 1964, 1966, and 1968. |
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http://encyclopedia.laborlawtalk.com/Donald_Rumsfeld
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| | Aspartame Gate: When Donald Rumsfeld was CEO of Searle - Health Supreme |
| | alleged that G.D. Searle hired Rumsfeld to handle the aspartame approval difficulties as a 'legal problem rather than a scientific problem.' (U.S. Senate 1987)" | | | Networking For A Better Future - News and perspectives you may not find in the media | | | An example of influence peddling is "Donald Rumsfeld, who was a former member of the U.S. Congress and the Chief of Staff in the Gerald Ford Administration, was hired as G.D. Searle's President. |
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http://www.newmediaexplorer.org/sepp/2004/05/07/aspartame_gate_when_donald_rumsfeld_was_ceo_of_searle.htm
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| | The New Yorker: Fact |
| | All went well, the official told me, until Rumsfeld, during a question-and-answer session, was asked about his personal involvement in the deployment of combat units, in some cases with only five or six days’ notice. | | | One witness to a meeting recalled Rumsfeld confronting General Eric Shinseki, the Army Chief of Staff, in front of many junior officers. | | | Rumsfeld’s personal contempt for many of the senior generals and admirals who were promoted to top jobs during the Clinton Administration is widely known. |
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| | TAP: Vol 12, Iss. 4. Darth Rumsfeld. Jason Vest. |
| | This article may not be resold, reprinted, or redistributed for compensation of any kind without prior written permission from the author. | | | Thus the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the United States was born, with Donald Rumsfeld as chair. | | | Though genuflected to by the Washington press corps and political establishment as a genteel graybeard, the real Rumsfeld may be, in fact, much closer to Darth Vader, both on defense issues and as a practitioner of politics. |
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| | t r u t h o u t - Rumsfeld's WMD Denials Prove False |
| | For example, on Feb. 20, a month before the invasion, Rumsfeld fielded a question about whether Americans would be greeted as liberators if they invaded Iraq. | | | Rumsfeld denies he ever made several pre-war statements. | | | Last month, after U.S. weapons hunters reported to the administration and Congress that they have yet to find a single weapon of mass destruction in Iraq, Rumsfeld was asked about his earlier statements. |
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http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/111103I.shtml
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| | CNN.com - Troops put thorny questions to Rumsfeld - Dec 9, 2004 |
| | Chris Dodd of Connecticut said he sent a letter to Rumsfeld asking whether the military met a self-imposed July 31 deadline to fully armor the troops. | | | Rumsfeld's response to the question drew quick criticism from one Democratic legislator. | | | Critics of the policy have called it a "backdoor draft." A group of soldiers filed a lawsuit this week challenging the policy. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/12/08/rumsfeld.troops
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| | Many Faces of Donald Rumsfeld |
| | This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. | | | And so, to sum up yesterday's Pentagon briefing, Rumsfeld said the United States has not found weapons of mass destruction, has not found Saddam Hussein, has no idea when the war will be over and has no plans for Iraq's future. | | | WASHINGTON—In some of the most carefully chosen language since Bill Clinton said, "It depends what you mean by is,'' U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday denied the United States plans a long-term military presence in Iraq. |
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| | Rumsfeld: No Good Defense - Newsweek: World News - MSNBC.com |
| | As secretary of Defense I am accountable for them, and I take full responsibility." Rumsfeld offered his "deepest apology" to the victims of abuse and announced that they would be compensated. | | | The conservative hard-liners at the Department of Justice have given the secretary of Defense a lot of leeway. | | | Apparently, even the almighty Rumsfeld could not control everything that happens in the vast American gulag that has sprung up since 9/11 to deal with enemies of the state. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4934213
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| | Donald H. Rumsfeld |
| | He held the same position under President Ford. | | | Rumsfeld served in Congress from 1962 to 1969 as a representative from Illinois. | | | The role as secretary of defense is not a new one for Rumsfeld. |
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| | Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein |
| | Document 32: United States Embassy in the United Kingdom Cable from Charles H. Price II to the Department of State. | | | Document 49: United States Embassy in Bahrain Cable from Donald Charles Seidel to the Department of State. | | | Soon thereafter, Donald Rumsfeld (who had served in various positions in the Nixon and Ford administrations, including as President Ford's defense secretary, and at this time headed the multinational pharmaceutical company G.D. Searle and Co.) was dispatched to the Middle East as a presidential envoy. |
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| | Transcript for June 26 - Meet the Press, online at MSNBC - MSNBC.com |
| | And at the moment, the federal court's holding them up. | | | SEC'Y RUMSFELD: Well, if you are successful in having a constitution and having another election under the new constitution, that will have an effect on the Iraqi people. | | | RUSSERT: But the fact is Lawrence Lindsey, one of the chief economic advisers to the president, was fired because he said the war in Iraq would cost $100 billion. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8332675
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| | Rumsfeld, Donald (Harpers.org) |
| | And there will be good moments and there will be less good moments."»[Defense Dept. Operational Briefing] | | | Donald Rumsfeld denied that Iraq was in a civil war. | | | Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld declared that the military's nine regional commanders may no longer be called “commander in chief” of their areas, thus reserving the title exclusively for the president. |
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| | Right Web Profile Donald Rumsfeld |
| | (4) "Empower America President Applauds Rumsfeld Nomination," Press Release, December 28, 2000 | | | Secretary Rumsfeld, the president believes, is the right person for the job. | | | This was in large part because of his age (he turned 72 in 2004) and the high toll--both physical and psychological--he paid serving in such a high-profile position, especially during a time of severe controversy and war. |
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| | USATODAY.com |
| | 05/20/2005 - Updated 11:59 AM ET Rumsfeld's war-on-terror memo | | | Below is the full text of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's memo on the war on terror: | | | The questions I posed to combatant commanders this week were: Are we winning or losing the Global War on Terror? |
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| | Donald Rumsfeld - Wikiquote |
| | Donald Rumsfeld (July 9, 1932-) is the United States Secretary of Defense. | | | Wikisource has original works written by or about Donald Rumsfeld. | | | Because of a change in the settings of this wiki, the "E-mail this user" function will not work anymore if you do not confirm your e-mail address |
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfeld
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| | Gilead -- Donald H. Rumsfeld Named Chairman of Gilead Sciences |
| | Rumsfeld served as chief executive officer of G.D. Searle, a worldwide pharmaceutical company, from 1977 to 1985. | | | Rumsfeld has served in numerous positions of public service, including four terms in the U.S. Congress, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, White House Chief of Staff and as the 13th Secretary of Defense. | | | Rumsfeld, who joined Gilead as a director in 1988, is currently in private business and is distinguished for his accomplishments in both industry and government. |
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http://www.gilead.com/wt/sec/pr_933190157
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| | OpinionJournal - Featured Article |
| | BY DONALD H. Tuesday, May 27, 2003 12:01 a.m. | | | WASHINGTON--I recently returned from Baghdad, where I had the opportunity to meet with the troops who liberated Iraq. |
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| | Why Rumsfeld will survive (probably). By Fred Kaplan |
| | Rumsfeld also said, in his opening statement, that the incidents "occurred under my watch … I am accountable … I take full responsibility." In a ministerial government, these comments alone would guarantee resignation. | | | Earlier in the hearing, under questioning from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, Rumsfeld said he'd "resign in a minute" if he felt he could no longer be an "effective" secretary of defense. | | | He admitted that he'd failed at one of his most important jobs—to keep the president informed of important matters. |
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| | Donald Rumsfeld |
| | Despite his long-time status as a stalwart Republican, Rumsfeld has made campaign contributions to at least two Democratic candidates for office, Bill Bradley and John Glenn. | | | Often, though, his own answers are so meandering and muddled, it seems Rumsfeld must be on medication, entering senility, or simply avoiding the questions. | | | He also led a commission in the 1990s, at President Clinton's request, to determine whether the national missile defense system (aka "Star Wars") was feasible (they decided it was). |
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| | Online NewsHour: Newsmaker: Donald Rumsfeld -- September 10, 2003 |
| | DONALD RUMSFELD: No, the president is very straightforward. | | | The Road to War: Iraq and the United Nations | | | DONALD RUMSFELD: There were some people who were quite optimistic that there would be a surrender of their army in a formal way. |
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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec03/rumsfeld_09-10.html
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| | The Geneva Convention |
| | Donald Rumsfeld, you shook Saddam's hand in 1983, as an official representative of the United States of America, which at that time hated Iran so much that it was willing to work with thugs like Hussein, and to supply them with every form of weaponry imaginable. | | | But Rumsfeld and Company decided that the United States is SO strong we'd just tell the rest of the world to f*** off. | | | John deLaubenfels is a 53-year old native born citizen of the United States, a programmer by profession and music lover by avocation, who is passionate about preserving (and restoring) the basic freedoms of this country, and, if possible, the world. |
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http://www.strike-the-root.com/3/delaubenfels/delaubenfels2.html
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| | Talking Presidents Action Figure - Donald Rumsfeld |
| | Although he may disagree with the President and members of the President’s cabinet on certain areas of defense and security, he has shown himself to be a trusted and loyal friend to the Presidency and to the people of the United States, always placing their welfare first. | | | Below are only a few of the 28 different phrases that the Donald Rumsfeld Action figure says when you press his button. | | | Press his button to listen to 28 different phrases. |
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http://www.talkingpresidents.com/products-af-rummy.shtml
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| | Donald Rumsfeld Next For International War Crimes Tribunal |
| | On the flip side of the coin, torturing suspects for purely political reasons is not alright under any military code ever written, and it seems likely there will be more “breaches of discipline” if the United States Government is not very careful in the future. | | | Unable to retrieve the footage from the various news organizations, officers nominated personally by Donald Rumsfeld frantically asked members of the media pack to sign an “undertaking” that they would not show the footage until they received permission. | | | If they were the “very, very dangerous” men claimed by Rumsfeld, they would have been left to the tender mercies of the drug-running warlords recently restored to power by the CIA. |
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| | USATODAY.com - Rumsfeld OK'd harsh treatment |
| | Rumsfeld, who works at a stand-up desk, scrawled on the memo, "I stand for 8-10 hours a day. | | | Eventually, after military officers raised moral and legal concerns about the techniques and the Pentagon conducted an internal review, Rumsfeld issued revised rules for Guantanamo in April 2003 that omitted the stripping and use of dogs. | | | Rumsfeld also approved placing detainees in "stress positions," such as standing for up to 4 hours, though he apparently found this approach unimpressive. |
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| | Shaking Hands with Saddam Hussein - Press Release |
| | Rumsfeld did raise the issue in his subsequent meeting with Iraqi official Tariq Aziz. | | | Although Rumsfeld said during a September 21, 2002 CNN interview, "In that visit, I cautioned him about the use of chemical weapons, as a matter of fact, and discussed a host of other things," the document indicates there was no mention of chemical weapons. | | | Rumsfeld Failed to Raise Chemical Weapons Issue in Personal Meeting with Saddam |
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| | CNN.com - Rumsfeld: France, Germany are 'problems' in Iraqi conflict - Jan. 23, 2003 |
| | U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Wednesday dismissed French and German insistence that "everything must be done to avoid war" with Iraq, saying most European countries stand with the United States in its campaign to force Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to disarm. | | | The U.S. has upped the ante in the high-stakes showdown with Iraq, ordering two additional aircraft carriers and military equipment to the region. | | | French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said Wednesday in Paris they were not convinced a war with Iraq was necessary while U.N. arms inspectors were still searching Iraq for weapons of mass destruction. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/01/22/sprj.irq.wrap
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| | Donald H. Rumsfeld Quotes - The Quotations Page |
| | Donald H. Rumsfeld, Department of Defense news briefing, February 12, 2002 | | | If a person is determined to fight to the death, then they may very well have that opportunity. | | | And if one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries, it is the latter category that tend to be the difficult ones. |
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http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Donald_H._Rumsfeld
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| | The poetry of Donald Rumsfeld. By Hart Seely |
| | Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld is an accomplished man. Not only is he guiding the war in Iraq, he has been a pilot, a congressman, an ambassador, a businessman, and a civil servant. | | | Every day, Rumsfeld regales reporters with his jazzy, impromptu riffs. | | | But few Americans know that he is also a poet. |
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| | BBC - Radio 4 - BH Donald Rumsfeld Soundbites |
| | Rivalled only by the President himself, Mr Rumsfeld is prodigious in his output. | | | However, for your enjoyment, Broadcasting House has diligently gathered together this fine collection of off-the-cuff remarks from one of the only remaining world superpower's most ingenious wordsmiths. | | | Have we missed any classic quotes by Donald or any other prominent person? |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/news/bh/rumsfeld.shtml
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| | BBC NEWS World Americas Rumsfeld questions Saddam-Bin Laden link |
| | Several hours after his appearance, Mr Rumsfeld issued a statement saying his comments had been "regrettably misunderstood" and that he had acknowledged there were ties between Osama Bin Laden and Iraq based upon CIA intelligence. | | | The alleged link was used as a reason by President Bush for invading Iraq. | | | US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has cast doubt on whether there was ever a relationship between Saddam Hussein and al-Qaeda. |
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| | BBC NEWS Middle East Rumsfeld rejects Iraq withdrawal |
| | Mr Rumsfeld said a decision would be based on military commanders' views. | | | Mr Rumsfeld was also repeatedly asked about a Time magazine article which said he had turned down a military request in August for reinforcements. | | | Mr Rumsfeld said further withdrawals would "depend on what takes place on the ground". |
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| | The Poetry of Donald Rumsfeld: Lyrics and Clips |
| | And it will be known to the Congress, | | | The new songs have been featured on CNN, NPR, the BBC, and elsewhere in the media and are available on CD from Stuffed Penguin Music. | | | You can scroll down to read the lyrics—all of which are direct quotes from Rumsfeld's Pentagon briefings and other interviews—and listen to sound clips in mp3 format. |
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| | WorldNetDaily: Rumsfeld says 9-11 plane 'shot down' in Pennsylvania |
| | During his surprise Christmas Eve trip to Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld referred to the flight being shot down – long a suspicion because of the danger the flight posed to Washington landmarks and population centers. | | | The official story has been that passengers on the United Airlines flight rushed the hijackers in an effort to prevent them from crashing the plane into a strategic target – possibly the U.S. Capitol. | | | New book reveals evidence of terrorism in downing of TWA Flight 800 |
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| | Interrogating Donald Rumsfeld |
| | It will be a must-have reference work for any journalist or historian writing on the subject or, for that matter, for any of us. | | | * November 27, 2002 memo on "Counter-Resistance Techniques" from William J. Haynes II to Donald Rumsfeld | | | And it's equipped Greenberg and Dratel well to interrogate Donald Rumsfeld. |
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http://www.motherjones.com/news/dailymojo/2005/01/01_505.html
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| | Donald Rumsfeld Fan Page |
| | If you missed his latest briefing because: you don't know how to use your VCR, or CNN/Fox News broke away in the middle of it, or you don't have C-SPAN 2, chances are you'll find it on the C-SPAN web site. | | | Saturday Night Live parody of the Rummy Show. | | | Unfortunately, I didn't think about it until it was far too late -- all the briefing transcripts had disappeared from the Pentagon web site, and apparently nobody bothered to save them or to start their own quote collection. |
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| | Rumsfeld's Rules |
| | Rumsfeld's assessment of his son Don's operating principle at age 10 | | | “But I am me.” -- Nick Rumsfeld, age nine | | | “It takes everyone to make a happy day.” -- Marcy Rumsfeld, age seven |
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| | Donald Rumsfeld |
| | Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Donald Rumsfeld | | | Find where Donald Rumsfeld is credited alongside another name | | | You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. |
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1288432
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| | POE News: Rumsfeld Fighting Technique |
| | This was originally posted in our forums by Agent White but I thought it needed to be highlighted for those who may have missed it. | | | Rumsfeld Doing So Poorly Another Medal Is Sure To Be on the Way | | | You may have defeated my Southern Hook Palm technique, but can you defeat the 1000 styles of Rumsfeld? |
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| | OpinionJournal - Extra |
| | Why aren't the media telling the whole story about Iraq? | | | Rumsfeld delivered this speech Monday at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University.) | | | I'm not one to put much faith in opinion polls. |
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