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Joe Lieberman: “So that it worked in that way, but, of course, the numbers--it worked in terms of the key national security positions…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2011
So that it worked in that way, but, of course, the numbers--it worked in terms of the key national security positions, nominees in the Obama transition.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Lieberman discusses the effectiveness of provisions for national security nominations during the Obama transition.

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