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Edward M. Kennedy: Did you ever tell him, Mr. President, you are overstating the case? Did you ever tell Condoleezza Rice, did you ever…

On the recordApril 12, 2006
Did you ever tell him, Mr. President, you are overstating the case? Did you ever tell Condoleezza Rice, did you ever tell the vice president that they are overstating the case? And if you didn't, why not?
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Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Edward Kennedy interrogates George Tenet about whether he communicated concerns about the administration's portrayal of the intelligence regarding Iraq.

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