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Obama Should Replace Failed Embargo With Effective Multilateral Policy
By José Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2009 file photo, MSNBC talk show host Keith Olbermann attends the “Defying Inequality” Broadway concert, a celebrity benefit for equal rights, in New York.
