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Joe Lieberman: the fear of incorrectly identifying Tsarnaev as a suspected Muslim extremist might have played a role in not taking all…

On the recordMay 8, 2013
the fear of incorrectly identifying Tsarnaev as a suspected Muslim extremist might have played a role in not taking all the steps that seemed prudent
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman questions whether political correctness affected the investigation of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.

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