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Bob Kerrey: “He hadn't swatted. Dr. Rice, we didn't -- we only swatted a fly once on the 20th of August, 1998. We didn't swat any…”

On the recordApril 7, 2004
He hadn't swatted. Dr. Rice, we didn't -- we only swatted a fly once on the 20th of August, 1998. We didn't swat any flies afterwards. How the hell could he be tired?
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Bob Kerrey
Nebraska

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Kerrey criticized the lack of action taken by the Bush administration against al Qaeda prior to 9/11.

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