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On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
Mineral wealth, for many countries, has become a curse because it becomes the source for corruption; that's where the money is.
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

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Benjamin Cardin highlights how mineral wealth leads to corruption in Nigeria.

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