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Cory Booker: “When Diane Rwigara, a Kagame critic and would-be first female independent presidential candidate, was denied…”

On the recordJanuary 2, 2017
When Diane Rwigara, a Kagame critic and would-be first female independent presidential candidate, was denied registration as a candidate, that obviously raises concerns.
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Cory Booker
Democratic · New Jersey

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Booker highlights concerns over the denial of candidacy for Kagame's critic, Rwigara.

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