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On the recordApril 21, 2012
I have issued an Executive Order that takes additional steps with respect to the national emergencies declared in Executive Order 12957 of March 15, 1995.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on the Executive Order Blocking the Property and Suspending Entry Into the United...

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