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Claire McCaskill: I wanted three kinds of ice cream. I wanted it in the mess. I wanted it yesterday, and I did not care how much it cost.

On the recordMay 19, 2010
I wanted three kinds of ice cream. I wanted it in the mess. I wanted it yesterday, and I did not care how much it cost.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill highlights failures in contracting oversight using a general's anecdote.

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