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Ted Kaufman: “When you move into a country for free elections, the first casualty is a free press.”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2010
When you move into a country for free elections, the first casualty is a free press.
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Ted Kaufman
Delaware

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Kaufman warns that free press is often compromised during elections.

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