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Published 12/9/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
Reuters - The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday she hoped Barack Obama's presidency would return the United States to "the international family" after eight years of scant cooperation.
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U.N. rights chief says world hopes pinned on Obama — Reuters: Politics 12/9/2008
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Tuesday she hoped Barack Obama's presidency would return the United States to "the international family" after eight years of scant cooperation.
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