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Cory Booker: The transition, however, is still nascent, and we have often seen how these things can go south.

On the recordJanuary 2, 2018
The transition, however, is still nascent, and we have often seen how these things can go south.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Warning about the fragility of democratic transitions in countries like The Gambia.

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