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Marco Rubio: “By the way, these five operatives that were released were not just any five operatives.”

On the recordJune 17, 2014
By the way, these five operatives that were released were not just any five operatives.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Senator Rubio highlights the significance of the released Taliban operatives.

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