The "How Many Saudis Would You Sue if You Could Sue Saudis?" Edition

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🗓️ 21 April 2016

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Lawmakers want to give families of the 9/11 victims the power to sue Saudi government officials, but the Obama administration says that’s a terrible idea. Syrian peace talks are in jeopardy of falling apart, but a ceasefire seems to be offering some reprieve. And Facebook swears it won’t try to rig the presidential election against Donald Trump.

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0:45.0	Should I start?
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0:50.0	Hello and welcome to rational security the how many Saudis would you sue if you could sue a
0:56.5	Saudis edition. I'm Shane Harris of the Daily Beast and a slow newsweek in our nation's capital.
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1:11.0	Would you sue if you could sue Saudis?
1:13.4	He can sue Saudis.
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