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On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
One of the greatest advances in human rights and democracy in modern times was the collapse of the Soviet Empire and discrediting of communism in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Highlighting the impact of Reagan's policies on ending the Cold War.

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