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Ed Markey: “The Majority's problem is with the facts. The facts don't show what the Majority wants them to show.”

On the recordAugust 1, 2012
The Majority's problem is with the facts. The facts don't show what the Majority wants them to show.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Markey criticizes the Majority for ignoring facts in their investigation.

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