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Harry Reid: But it appears to me that what he has said--``he,'' meaning Dennis Ross--is that Yasser Arafat could not take yes for an…

On the recordApril 22, 2002
But it appears to me that what he has said--``he,'' meaning Dennis Ross--is that Yasser Arafat could not take yes for an answer. It appears that he and his people got everything they asked for, and that still was not good enough.
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada

Editor's note · Context

Discussing comments made by Dennis Ross regarding Yasser Arafat's negotiations.

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