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Dick Lugar: “If you're trying to gauge whether you're going up or down, there has to be a baseline to begin with, and there isn't one…”

On the recordJune 3, 2009
If you're trying to gauge whether you're going up or down, there has to be a baseline to begin with, and there isn't one here.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Senator Lugar emphasizes the need for a baseline to measure progress.

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