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“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
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On the recordApril 7, 2014
We have to try to alter this behavior, certainly condemn it, but try to find ways to hopefully make sure it does not happen in the future.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington
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Smith emphasizes the need for strategies to change Russia's behavior regarding Ukraine.

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