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Ellen Tauscher: “That's true of all treaties. Most treaties have a national-interest exit clause.”

On the recordApril 21, 2010
That's true of all treaties. Most treaties have a national-interest exit clause.
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Ellen Tauscher
California

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Secretary Tauscher explains that treaties typically allow withdrawal based on national interest.

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