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On the recordJuly 17, 2012
Because the activities of significant transnational criminal organizations continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13581 must continue in effect beyond July 24, 2012.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Transnational Criminal Organizations

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