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Joe Biden: “The Syrian government's moves yesterday to repeal Syria's decades old emergency law and allow for peaceful…”

On the recordApril 21, 2011
The Syrian government's moves yesterday to repeal Syria's decades old emergency law and allow for peaceful demonstrations were not serious, given the continued violent repression against protesters today.
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Joe Biden
Democratic · Delaware

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The White House condemns Syria's crackdown and questions the seriousness of the government's reforms.

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