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Tim Kaine: “We have an obligation, here, because the violence that folks are suffering under in Honduras is something that is…”

On the recordJanuary 15, 2014
We have an obligation, here, because the violence that folks are suffering under in Honduras is something that is directly connected to domestic activities here in the United States.
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Tim Kaine
Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine stresses U.S. responsibility in addressing violence in Honduras linked to American drug demand.

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