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Published 2/25/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
Politico - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday named veteran Middle East diplomat Dennis Ross to a job with a vague title and one overriding goal: to coordinate the Obama administration’s dealings with Iran.
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