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On the recordMay 20, 2014
But at the same time, it seems, if there was more outrage in the Muslim world, there would be more pressure to try to find these guys and rescue these girls, and there doesn't seem to be.
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Juan Vargas
Democratic · California

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Vargas expresses concern over the lack of outrage in the Muslim world regarding the Boko Haram attacks.

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