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Connie Lawn: Obama Says Wars Crippled US

Wednesday, 1 September 2010, 2:10 pm
Article: Connie Lawn

Connie Lawn: Obama Says Wars Crippled US

Connie Lawn: President Obama has now delivered his speech on Iraq, with some warnings to Afghanistan, and admissions the nation is hurt by these long wars. Connie Lawn gives us an audio report:

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Connie Lawn: Obama Says Wars Crippled US

Connie Lawn: Obama Says Wars Crippled US

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Binoy Kampmark: Dangers To The Fourth Estate - The 2026 World Press Freedom Index

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Ramzy Baroud: The Pendulum Swings - The Slow Death Of Europe’s Pro-Israel Consensus

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