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  • A few hours outside Bogotá, a giant yellow circus tent rises above the countryside. Inside, families laugh at clowns, gasp at acrobats, and cheer for trapeze artists soaring overhead. The performers are all members of the Colombian military. For more than three decades, Circo Colombia has sent active-duty soldiers across the country to perform for[...]
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I remember during the New START floor debate... we were trying to get an idea of the whip count -- how senators were voting -- and at least two Republican senators announced on Twitter that they were going to vote yes for the treaty. So I called up to the war room [at State] and I said we've got these two people. And the response was, 'What news outlets are reporting this?' And I said, 'No, it was on Twitter.' They tweeted it. They were like, 'No, but who has verified it.'

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I remember during the New START floor debate… we were trying to get an idea of the whip count — how senators were voting — and at least two Republican senators announced on Twitter that they were going to vote yes for the treaty. So I called up to the war room [at State] and I said we’ve got these two people. And the response was, ‘What news outlets are reporting this?’ And I said, ‘No, it was on Twitter.’ They tweeted it. They were like, ‘No, but who has verified it.’

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