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Bob Menendez: the images at the end, at his reception in Libya, paint an image that is incredibly upsetting, to say the least, to have…

On the recordSeptember 28, 2010
the images at the end, at his reception in Libya, paint an image that is incredibly upsetting, to say the least, to have a hero's welcome, flag-waving admirers shouting his name, praising him, celebrating his return; a man who is supposedly dying.
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Bob Menendez
Democratic · New Jersey

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Menendez describes the troubling reception al-Megrahi received in Libya.

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