Even as we're dealing with that immediate issue, we can't take our eyes off the longstanding conflicts in Sudan.
Barack Obama: “Even as we're dealing with that immediate issue, we can't take our eyes off the longstanding conflicts in Sudan.”
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Remarks Following a Meeting With United States Special Envoy to Sudan Major General J. Scott Gration
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