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Carl Mueller was overwhelmed by "devastation and hopelessness" while his daughter was help captive by ISIS, former Arizona secretary of state says
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Carl Mueller was overwhelmed by "devastation and hopelessness" while his daughter was help captive by ISIS, former Arizona secretary of state says
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