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Roger Wicker: “This is a very troubling subject, and Senator Boxer chose to ask about marriages.”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2010
This is a very troubling subject, and Senator Boxer chose to ask about marriages.
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Roger Wicker
Republican · Mississippi

Editor's note · Context

Wicker acknowledges the seriousness of the issues surrounding women's rights in Afghanistan.

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