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Barack Obama: I declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal with the unusual and…

On the recordFebruary 22, 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 and foreign policy of the United States constituted by Colonel Muammar Qadhafi.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Notice - Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Libya

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