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On the recordJanuary 20, 2010
We tend to focus on human rights, which are separate from governmental systems, in terms of analysis.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Jim Webb emphasizes the distinction between human rights and governmental systems in U.S. policy analysis.

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