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Euphemisms, vague terminology or calls for discussions with Turkey to get at the truth are just some of the dodges Congress and the administration have used to avoid Turkish discomfort with its Ottoman past.

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Adam Schiff
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 22
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Framingham
Massachusetts
Adam Bennett Schiff
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