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For The Globe And Mail
"It's like a dream come true"
"As the UNHCR prepares a list of Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey for Canada to consider, the Globe's Senior International Correspondent Mark MacKinnon receives exclusive access to a screening centre in Amman, Jordan, and finds many are as anxious as they are hopeful." The Globe and Mail.
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