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Leon Panetta: Let me be clear. It is not our policy or practice to mislead Congress. That is against our laws and our values.

On the recordMay 14, 2009
Let me be clear. It is not our policy or practice to mislead Congress. That is against our laws and our values.
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Leon Panetta
Democratic · California

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Panetta defends the CIA against Pelosi's accusations of misleading Congress regarding interrogation techniques.

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