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Jeff Sessions: “One is political and one has to do with life and death. They are different, in my opinion.”

On the recordJune 16, 2009
One is political and one has to do with life and death. They are different, in my opinion.
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Jeff Sessions
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Sessions distinguishes between political matters and life-and-death issues regarding information release.

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