On the recordJanuary 21, 2009
I think they're having a very hard time sorting that out. But in appointing these two envoys today, I think they made ideal appointments.
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transcripts.cnn.comI think they're having a very hard time sorting that out. But in appointing these two envoys today, I think they made ideal appointments.
Gergen discusses the challenges the new administration faces in foreign policy and praises the appointments of George Mitchell and Dick Holbrooke.
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