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Barbara Slavin

Barbara Slavin

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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 29, 2010. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2FX2Z — US President Barack Obama meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia in the Oval Office in Washington, June 29, 2010. — REUTERS/Larry Downing

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, accompanied by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir, right, speaks at a joint news conference at the Chief of Mission Residence, Paris, France, Friday, May 8, 2015, following a meeting with the foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council. REUTERS/Andrew Harnik/Pool - RTX1C5BX

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