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James Carville: “I'm very fearful that the attention is going to drift away, and people will move on to other things, and the people of…”

On the recordJuly 15, 2010
I'm very fearful that the attention is going to drift away, and people will move on to other things, and the people of my state and my region will be forgotten.
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James Carville
Democratic · Louisiana

Editor's note · Context

Carville expresses concern that the ongoing issues in his state will be overlooked as public attention shifts.

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