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Reid Calls for ‘ISIS Czar’ After Obama Address

By Bridget Bowman
Posted December 8, 2015 at 12:07am

By Bridget Bowman and Thomas McKinless

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid unveiled a litany of Democratic proposals to combat the Islamic State Monday, following President Barack Obama’s address to the country Sunday night. One of the proposals that will be incorporated into a comprehensive bill is the creation of an “ISIS czar,” a point-person in the federal government to coordinate the response to the terrorist group.

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