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Richardson Touts Foreign Policy Resume

Associated Press via NYT

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) -- Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson told Arab Americans on Sunday that he has the diplomatic experience to work for peace in the Middle East.

The New Mexico governor and former United Nations ambassador said ''solutions imposed from outside almost always fail.'' He added that he would talk with Iranian, Syrian and Iraqi leaders to try to stabilize the region.

Richardson routinely touts his foreign policy experience, which he says far exceeds that of his rivals.

''Have faith in this country. We're a good country,'' Richardson said at the Arab American Institute's National Leadership Conference in Dearborn. This Detroit suburb is widely considered the center of Arab America, anchoring a community of about 300,000 in southeastern Michigan who trace their roots to the Middle East.

Posted by Editor at October 29, 2007 01:00 AM

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