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Jim DeMint: “It does appear that one of our best sources of leverage at this point is to put that pressure back on them.”

On the recordJune 10, 2009
It does appear that one of our best sources of leverage at this point is to put that pressure back on them.
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Jim DeMint
Republican · South Carolina

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DeMint argues for reinstating North Korea's designation to regain leverage.

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