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CHOSEN GOOD COUNTRIES TO GO TO THAT ARE OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE
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TO AMERICA, COUNTRIES LIKE NIGERIA, KENYA, WHICH WILL HELP US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AT COUNTERING TERRORISM, AND THE
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PROMOTION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE SUSTAINABILITY. HOST: THIS IS THE LIST, AND YOU TOUCHED ON MOST OF THEM. NIGERIA, LIBERIA AND CAP VERDE. TODAY SHE IS IN...
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TIES BETWEEN THE U.S. AND SOUTH AFRICA. AFTER TALKS WITH JACOBSEN BUT, SHE FLIES TO CAPE TOWN WHERE SHE WILL -- AFTER TALKS WITH JACOB ZUMA, SHE FLIES...
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IMPROVING THE RELATIONSHIP. IT IS FALSE TO TALK ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BEEN FROSTY UNDER THE LAST IT MINISTRATION. IT WAS ONLY OVER ZIMBABWE -- IT HAS...
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TO THE PHONES, GIVE US MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CRISIS BETWEEN SOUTH AFRICA AND ZIMBABWE, AND WHAT EACH SIDE WILL BE LOOKING FOR FROM THE U.S. IN ORDER...
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WILL TRY TO PUSH BACK ON AMERICA BECAUSE WE THINK THEY HAVE MUCH MORE LEVERAGE THAN THEY HAVE EXERCISED. CERTAINLY THE PRESIDENT IS COMMITTED TO BEING...
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SHE DID NOT GO TO ETHIOPIA. IT IS A COUNTRY OF 80 MILLION PEOPLE WITH A VERY IMPORTANT KEY ROLE IN SOMALIA. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE SECRETARY DECIDED...
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RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE IN -- THE IMPORTANCE THAT ETHIOPIA PLACE IN THAT REGION. HOST: WILLIAM IN ALABAMA ON OUR INDEPENDENT LINE. CALLER: I WAS WONDERING...
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ON AMERICAN PEOPLE? HOST: SHE IS THE SECRETARY OF STATE, SO IS HER JOB TO ENGAGE THE WORLD. FOR PORTFOLIO IS NOT REALLY AMERICA, IT IS THE WORLD AND HOW...
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U.S. NATIONAL INTERESTS. THERE ARE TERRORISTS THERE WHO ATTACK OUR EMBASSIES IN NAIROBI AND TANZANIA. THEY ARE STILL THERE IN SOMALIA, AND THESE TERRORIST...
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COUNTRY -- STOP SUPPORTING INSURGENTS IN THE COUNTRY. TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS. GUEST: THE GROUP IS A GROUP THAT HAS MANY TERRORISTS ASSOCIATED WITH...
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COUNTRIES ARE ALL SUPPORTING THE TRANSITION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE PRESIDENT BECAME THE PRESIDENT OUT OF A NEGOTIATING PROCESS CALLED THE DJIBOUTI...
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TO PUT A BASE INTO SOUTH AFRICA. WHERE THE HELL DO WE HAVE THE MONEY? YOU CAN SEE IT OVER [UNINTELLIGIBLE] HE SAYS WE ARE GOING BROKE AND HERE WE ARE...
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HOST: THERE IS NOTHING IN OUR AFRICA POLICY IN THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S THAT TIES DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ISRAEL, IS THERE?...
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TO BECOME ENGAGED. I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR OWN POPULATION. THEY HAVE BOTH ARABS AND ISRAELIS IN THEIR COUNTRY, SO THIS IS A BIG DOMESTIC ISSUE...
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THE SOUTH AFRICANS. THEY ALSO FEEL THEMSELVES AS HAVING BEEN MORE ALIGNED WITH THE PALESTINIANS. I THINK THAT THE SUBJECT WILL COME UP IN SOUTH AFRICA...
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2005, AND I NEVER HEARD PRESIDENT MANDELA OR ANY OTHER OFFICIALS REFER TO ISRAEL IN THE ZIONIST TERMS. THEY TEND TO BE MORE SYMPATHETIC TO
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THE PALESTINIANS, BUT I THINK THAT IS BECAUSE OF THEIR HISTORY. I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT TERMINOLOGY USED. HOST: OUR NEXT CALL COMES FROM FLORIDA. PETER...
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AFFAIRS, ESPECIALLY GOING TO AFRICA OR ANY NATION. YOU HAVE TO GO WITH AN OPEN BOOK AND FIND OUT HOW WE CAN HELP THESE PEOPLE. THAT IS WHAT IS UPSETTING...
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I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT AFRICA. I THINK THAT PREVIOUS REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATIONS HAS BEEN STRONG IN HIS ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICA. HE WAS THE ARCHITECT...
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WHICH WAS A HUGE $15 BILLION PROGRAM WITH BIPARTISAN SUPPORT THAT HELPED COUNTRIES LIKE SOUTH AFRICA WITH HIGH PREVALENCE RATES TO BE ABLE TO GET ANTI...
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THEY'RE VERY EXTREMISTS. THEY ARE KILLING WOMEN AND CHILDREN, AND THEY WANT TO DESTABILIZE THE REGION. WHY DON'T WE CONFRONT THIS? WHY DON'T WE BOMB...
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MUCH, AND THIS POLICY STARTED DURING BE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TO WORK WITH THE REGIONAL COUNTRIES SUPPORTING THE AFRICAN UNION. MORE AFRICAN COUNTRIES...
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MA STUDENTS COME TO WASHINGTON TO SPEND ONE YEAR HERE IN TURNING IN GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS. -- THEY SPEND ONE
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YEAR INTERNI NG IN GOVERNMENT. CALLER: GOOD MORNING TO THE SECRETARY. I WANT TO ASK ABOUT SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT THE FORMER PRESIDENT SHE IS GOING...
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IMPORTANT FOR SECRETARY CLINTON TO REACH OUT TO ALL THE POLITICAL PARTIES. THAT IS THE REASON WHY SHE IS DOING IT IN SOUTH AFRICA. IT IS PART OF HER...
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COMMERCIAL CAPITAL INTO AFRICA'S METROPOLIS. GUEST: MANY ARE POINTING TO HIS ADMINISTRATION AND HIS WORK TO TRY TO CLEAN HABTU CITY TO END CORRUPTION....
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HAVE PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN TERMS OF STABILITY IN THE REGION. THEY PUT THE MOST PEACEKEEPERS IN EVER CUT. THEY PLAY A HUGE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONSHIP. IT...
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HE HOPED THE NEW ADMINISTRATION WOULD CONTINUE THE POLICIES OF PRESIDENT BUSH. THEY HAVE BEEN SLOW TO START BY PRESIDENT BUSH HAD MET WITH MORE PRESIDENTS...
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DONE. I THINK THEY'RE PICKING UP THE SPEED. PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS GONE TO AFRICA EARLIER THAN ANY OTHER PRESIDENT, SO THERE HAS BEEN CONTINUITY. NOW THEY...
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YOU MENTIONED EARLIER? GUEST: SECRETARY CLINTON HAS BEEN MEETING FREQUENTLY WITH AFRICAN FOREIGN MINISTERS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT, SO SHE HAS BEEN ENGAGING...
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YOU GONNA HAS FORCES IN SOMALIA. THEY'RE TRYING TO PROTECT THIS GOVERNMENT WHICH IS BACKED BY THE ENTIRE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ITSELF FOR ERITREA...
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GUEST: IT IS ABOUT STRENGTHENING THE JUDICIARY, AND STRENGTHENING THE POLICE FORCES, GIVING THEM THE CAPACITY TO BE ABLE
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TO CHECK ANY TYPE OF CORRUPTION THAT COMES OUT OF THE DRUG TRAFFICKING. HOST: NEXT UP IS ALLY FROM GEORGIA.
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CALLER: I JUST WANTED TO COME BACK TO A QUESTION REFERRING TO THE TIES U.S. HAS WITH AFRICA. I WANTED
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TO DRAW A PARADIGM BETWEEN THE SITUATION IN SENECAL. THOSE COUNTRIES HAVE STRONG ALLIES TO THE U.S. WE AFRICANS SEE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IS MAKING A DOUBLE...
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TO PREVENT THAT. THE U.S. CLEARLY DOES NOT WANT A SITUATION WHERE SOMEONE IS BEING ENGINEERED IN AND NOT GOING THROUGH AN ELECTORAL PROCESS. WE WILL...
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POWER WHILE HE WAS THERE. FOR HIM TO TRY TO HOLD ON, HE DISMISSED HIS CABINET AND THE JUDICIARY TO TRY TO HANG ONTO POWER, SO THIS IS THE EXAMPLE OF...
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IT IS OUTRAGEOUS THAT THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN THIS ACTION. I THINK THE U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATE,...
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GIVE THEM COME UP THE MORE THEY WANT. ANY DAY -- THE MORE YOU GIVE THEM, THE MORE THEY WANT. [UNINTELLIGIBLE] IF THEY'RE GOING TO COMMIT TO NOT DOING...
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WILL CERTAINLY ENGAGED NIGERIA AND WILL DO SO ON THE BASIS OF MULTIPLE INTERESTS, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, SO WHEN IT SECRETARY CLINTON...
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IN CAMEROON, WHY DID THAT NOT GET MORE PRESS? I HOPE ALL LOT OF STUDENTS WHO COME TO LEARN ENGLISH AT LOCAL UNIVERSITY -- WE HAVE A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS...
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CLINTON ADDRESSED THE STUDENTS. BUT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THEY USED TO BE VERY ROWDY, BUT SHE DID WELL. PART OF THE CHALLENGE FOR AFRICAN STUDENTS COMING...
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THIS WEEK, SENATE REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE CHAIR ON HEALTHCARE, THE ECONOMY AND HIS PARTY'S LEGISLATIVE -- >> THE
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