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January 7, 2020

Cline defends killing of Iranian general but says he hopes U.S. will avoid war

By Calvin Pynn, Contributor

Republican U.S. Rep. Ben Cline told about 50 of his constituents in Harrisonburg Monday night that while he wants to avoid war with Iran, he agreed with President Donald Trump’s assassination order of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani based on the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force in place in Iraq.

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September 9, 2019

Untapped Talent: From winning the Green Card lottery to feeling lost

By Nzar Sharif, Contributor

In the second installment of The Citizen’s “Untapped Talent” series, Ako Talabani tells his story of winning the Diversity Immigrant Visa Program lottery only to find his advanced degrees from Iraq don’t translate into professional careers in the U.S.

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