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Susan Collins: “It is somewhat ironic that we can be relieved that the women for the most part were simply prostitutes.”

On the recordMay 22, 2012
It is somewhat ironic that we can be relieved that the women for the most part were simply prostitutes.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

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Senator Collins reflects on the troubling implications of the investigation's findings.

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