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Marco Rubio: “They may have once seen him as the force of civility. They now recognize that he is driving the country to ruin.”

On the recordNovember 8, 2011
They may have once seen him as the force of civility. They now recognize that he is driving the country to ruin.
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Marco Rubio
Republican · Florida

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Senator Rubio discusses the changing perception of Bashar al-Assad among Syrian minority groups.

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