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On the recordOctober 11, 2006
I think we missed an opportunity as Republicans to essentially take the air out of this story maybe 10 days ago, when Denny Hastert decided to fight it out.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen reflects on the missed opportunity for Republicans to mitigate the impact of the Foley scandal.

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