On the recordJuly 22, 2007
At the risk of hurting his reputation -- and it will hurt him -- but I would pick Chuck Hagel, and I would consider asking Dick Lugar to be secretary of state.
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transcripts.cnn.comJoe Biden: “At the risk of hurting his reputation -- and it will hurt him -- but I would pick Chuck Hagel, and I would consider…”
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