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Bill Bennett: “A man big enough to be president is big enough to have the truth told about him.”

On the recordJune 29, 2008
A man big enough to be president is big enough to have the truth told about him.
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Bill Bennett

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Bennett argues that presidential candidates should be open to scrutiny and truth.

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