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Jim Costa: “Mark Twain, I think, got it right when he was a reporter in California... in the West whiskey was made for drinking and…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
Mark Twain, I think, got it right when he was a reporter in California... in the West whiskey was made for drinking and water was made for fighting.
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Jim Costa
Democratic · California

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Highlights historical conflicts over water resources in California.

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