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On the recordMarch 15, 2011
I think, if I could, I'd like to start by focusing on that recent experience in Islamabad and your understanding of the difficulties of sort of the rough and tumble of a relatively new democracy.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons emphasizes the challenges of establishing democracy in Egypt.

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