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America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq

Barbara Mikulski

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Barbara Mikulski
Age: 88
Born: 1936
Born: July 20
Politician
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United States Senator
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Baltimore
Maryland
Barbara Ann Mikulski
Barbara A. Mikulski
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