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On the recordJuly 14, 2008
Barack Obama has been arguing all along we should have direct diplomacy with no preconditions.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen highlights Obama's stance on direct diplomacy with Iran, contrasting it with the Bush administration's approach.

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