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On the recordJuly 17, 2012
I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.
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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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