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Patrick Leahy: “I get frustrated when I see one more government that might become a theocracy. We have to watch it carefully.”

On the recordMarch 13, 2012
I get frustrated when I see one more government that might become a theocracy. We have to watch it carefully.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy expresses concern over potential theocratic governments in Egypt.

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