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While Congressional leaders in Washington are diligently working to keep our government open, thousands across Northern Africa and the Middle East are fighting to close their governments down. 

Dictators are being thrown from their palaces by the masses. What started in Tunisia has spread to Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, and now we can add Libya to the list. I certainly hope the demand for democracy spreads to the streets of Iran. February 2011 may be remembered in history as a time of rebirth, but I am concerned that the unrest we are witnessing could imperil our own national security. 

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