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George W. Bush: “In that order, I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy…”

On the recordOctober 26, 2006
In that order, I declared a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the foreign policy of the United States posed by that conflict.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Letter to Congressional Leaders Reporting on Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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