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On the recordDecember 5, 2012
Her answer was, 'Absolutely not.' She said, unless the revolver is at the temple of the politician, with the finger on the trigger, they are not capable of summoning the collective will to take the necessary steps.
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Dan Coats
Republican · Indiana

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Lagarde emphasizes the need for crisis to prompt political action.

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