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Anthony Weiner: “And you believe it's okay to look at what they're for. You believe it's okay to look at what they're against. Why can't…”

On the recordDecember 19, 2007
And you believe it's okay to look at what they're for. You believe it's okay to look at what they're against. Why can't you look at the votes they ducked?

Editor's note · Context

Weiner argues that it's important to scrutinize politicians for their non-votes, particularly in the context of the Clinton campaign's attacks on Obama.

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