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Tom Harkin: “When you enter public life like this, it is a family affair; no doubt about it.”

On the recordMay 6, 2009
When you enter public life like this, it is a family affair; no doubt about it.
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Harkin reflects on the personal nature of public service.

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