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Dick Durbin: “But to suggest that the television reporting of what has happened in Iraq somehow distorts by focusing on isolated…”

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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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois
Source
congress.gov
Apr 21, 2004

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Durbin defends the media's portrayal of violence in Iraq.

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