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On the recordSeptember 28, 2004
It's not worth more. It's not. It's not worth anything. It's scum that ought to be thrown into jail for the rest of its life and that ought to learn day after day the pain and hell of living with a loss of freedom and with the crime committed.
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John Kerry
Democratic · Massachusetts

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John Kerry responds to Weld's challenge regarding the death penalty.

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