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Marco Rubio: “Libya, in fact, was approved by 145 of the U.N. Member States, which is appalling since Libya, today, is what they were…”

On the recordMarch 15, 2011
Libya, in fact, was approved by 145 of the U.N. Member States, which is appalling since Libya, today, is what they were back then, too.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Senator Rubio criticizes the U.N. for allowing Libya's membership despite its human rights abuses.

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