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Jane Harman: “I view Mr. Cheney's views as Vice President as a complete somersault from his much more cautious and, I think, prudent…”

On the recordMarch 31, 2009
I view Mr. Cheney's views as Vice President as a complete somersault from his much more cautious and, I think, prudent views at the time.
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Jane Harman
California

Editor's note · Context

Harman criticizes Dick Cheney's shift in views on surveillance programs.

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