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Jane Harman: “We were totally justified in the action we took against Awlaki. No question about it.”

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
We were totally justified in the action we took against Awlaki. No question about it.
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Jane Harman
California

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Harman defends the U.S. action against Anwar al-Awlaki as justified.

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