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A Conversation with James Baker

Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff James Baker on how Barack Obama is handling Israel, Afghanistan and other foreign policy challenges, why today's politics are so divisive, and why the rising national debt may be biggest problem we face.

by Elise Hu

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Former Secretary of State and White House Chief of Staff James Baker on how Barack Obama is handling Israel, Afghanistan and other foreign policy challenges, why today's politics are so divisive, and why the rising national debt may be biggest problem we face.

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