They suggest coverage and the area of the world where they would like you to be, but they do not suggest the content.
Roger Wicker: “They suggest coverage and the area of the world where they would like you to be, but they do not suggest the content.”
On the recordOctober 14, 2009
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Wicker clarifies the role of the State Department in suggesting coverage areas, not content.
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