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Mark Green: “However, destitution, abject poverty can lead to despair. And despair is a condition, sadly, that all too often…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
However, destitution, abject poverty can lead to despair. And despair is a condition, sadly, that all too often extremists know how to exploit.
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Mark Green
Republican · Tennessee

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Mark Green warns that extreme poverty can lead to despair, which extremists exploit.

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