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Dick Durbin: “I think he did an excellent job, a worthy job for a man of his character.”

On the recordJune 11, 2012
I think he did an excellent job, a worthy job for a man of his character.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin praises Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation into the Valerie Plame case.

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