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Angus King: “I concluded that it was an immaculate conception, because it does not seem to have any parentage.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I concluded that it was an immaculate conception, because it does not seem to have any parentage.
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Angus King
Independent · Maine

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Senator King humorously critiques the unclear origin of a military budget proposal.

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