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robbob

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11. Thanks for the info

Reply to forest444 (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 23, 2016, 12:04 AM

Jul 2016

I was trying to be "fair and balanced" but it's nice to have yet another reason to admire Jimmy Carter. I didn't know much about his criticisms of the Latin American dictatorships.

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