07/09/2016
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"Having said that, I want to repeat: Compromise, by definition, means taking some things you don't like."
"I expressed admiration for the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in this regard."
"That is what the President has directed, that is what the American people rightly expect and deserve."
"This memorandum shall be carried out to the extent permitted by law and consistent with executive departments' and agencies' legal authorities."