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    Kerry Rallies Arab Support to Fight ISIS

    In his speech last night, the president promised renewed diplomatic efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry was in Saudi Arabia today, an Arab state that’s seen as crucial to Obama’s efforts to marshal international Middle East support against ISIS. Anne Gearan is diplomatic correspondent at the Washington Post.

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    By Warren Olney • Sep 11, 2014 • 1 min read

    In his speech last night, the president promised renewed diplomatic efforts by Secretary of State John Kerry. Kerry was in Saudi Arabia today, an Arab state that’s seen as crucial to Obama’s efforts to marshal international Middle East support against ISIS. Anne Gearan is diplomatic correspondent at the Washington Post. She’s traveling with Secretary Kerry.

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