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John McCain: We now have established that it is the view of the administration that enemy combatants or belligerents, whatever new…

On the recordJuly 6, 2009
We now have established that it is the view of the administration that enemy combatants or belligerents, whatever new name you'd like to call them, are now entitled to the constitutional rights of U.S. citizens?
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Senator McCain asserts the administration's view on enemy combatants' constitutional rights.

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