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On the recordJanuary 26, 2015
George Mitchell, who successfully negotiated the Good Friday agreement in Belfast, talked about the importance of having a deadline for those negotiations.
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Brendan Boyle
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Boyle cites Mitchell's view on the necessity of deadlines in negotiations.

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