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Thomas Shannon: “In such an environment, it is hard to see how an election could be fair.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
In such an environment, it is hard to see how an election could be fair.
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Thomas Shannon
California

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Questioning the fairness of elections in Venezuela due to political repression.

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