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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I have heard both cautious optimism and grave concern about the election of Rohani as the new President.”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2013
I have heard both cautious optimism and grave concern about the election of Rohani as the new President.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Gillibrand discusses mixed reactions to Iran's new President Rohani's election.

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