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Lindsey Graham: I think the critical--it is the recognition that we see increasingly throughout the country that part of what fuels this…

On the recordMarch 16, 2009
I think the critical--it is the recognition that we see increasingly throughout the country that part of what fuels this violence in Mexico are the flows of weapons and money south.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

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Graham emphasizes the need to address weapon and money flows fueling violence in Mexico.

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