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Wendy Sherman: “There is absolutely no reason for such detentions whatsoever, and they do nothing, of course, to help create a climate…”

On the recordJuly 28, 2014
There is absolutely no reason for such detentions whatsoever, and they do nothing, of course, to help create a climate that would make a nuclear negotiation successful.
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Wendy Sherman
Democratic · District of Columbia

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Criticizing Iran's detentions of Americans and its impact on nuclear negotiations.

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