On the recordApril 21, 2004
But to suggest that the television reporting of what has happened in Iraq somehow distorts by focusing on isolated instances of violence and conflict is to ignore the reality of the danger of this situation.
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Durbin defends the media's portrayal of violence in Iraq.
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