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Eliot Engel: “What's really pathetic is that Anderson Cooper apparently doesn't share my enthusiasm for participating in such a…”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2009
What's really pathetic is that Anderson Cooper apparently doesn't share my enthusiasm for participating in such a historic and wonderful celebration of democracy. I'm sorry he is so jaded.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Congressman Eliot Engel responds to criticism about waiting hours to see the president.

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