Whatever Republicans are saying in public, no one in either party ignores the political risk of facing voters next year, with so many Americans still at risk here in Iraq.
On the recordSeptember 11, 2007
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Senator Lisa Murkowski comments on the political implications of the ongoing military situation in Iraq.
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