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Dick Lugar: I hesitated and desisted from putting this into the Pakistan Kerry-Lugar bill for fear of being accused of an earmark…

On the recordMay 19, 2009
I hesitated and desisted from putting this into the Pakistan Kerry-Lugar bill for fear of being accused of an earmark for Pakistan.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar explains his caution regarding including a university proposal in a bill.

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