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Lee Hamilton: The President is the only one who can make those lines clear, and the President is the only one who could make it…

On the recordMarch 29, 2011
The President is the only one who can make those lines clear, and the President is the only one who could make it happen.
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Lee Hamilton
Indiana

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Stresses the President's responsibility to clarify authority in intelligence.

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