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Rand Paul Fights Sanctions on Russian Pipeline

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The Trump ally has quietly moved to postpone efforts to hit the Russian project, and is lobbying his colleagues against a new sanctions bill.

Betsy Swan
Betsy Swan 

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Former Political Reporter

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