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Angus King: “2033 is going to come, and what I fear is we will have taken a series of steps... and we will have run out of places to…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
2033 is going to come, and what I fear is we will have taken a series of steps... and we will have run out of places to hide.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King warns of future challenges if current issues are not addressed.

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