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Claire McCaskill: “We are now in the silly season where we can't even agree on motherhood and apple pie in Washington at this point”

On the recordAugust 11, 2010
We are now in the silly season where we can't even agree on motherhood and apple pie in Washington at this point
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Claire McCaskill
Democratic · Missouri

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McCaskill critiques the current political climate in Washington.

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