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Barack Obama: “We cannot in good conscience maintain a system of indefinite detention in which individuals who have not been tried and…”

On the recordMay 27, 2014
We cannot in good conscience maintain a system of indefinite detention in which individuals who have not been tried and convicted are held permanently.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Interview with Steve Inskeep of NPR News

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