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Random Lengths News | February 11, 2011

I applaud the uprising in Cairo at Tahrir Square and wish them a swift victory over all those who oppose the aspirations of democracy both at home and abroad. May their spirit inspire a whole generation, if not the whole world.

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Tags: Jane Harman, Egypt, Revolution, Tunisia, Mubarak

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