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Claire McCaskill: “I guess this is an economic decision, correct? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that.”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
I guess this is an economic decision, correct? I mean, there's nothing wrong with that.
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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Senator McCaskill questions the economic motivations behind local news coverage decisions.

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