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Arlen Specter: On my time, I redirect the question to the Senator from New Hampshire who says the bar is too high. Is it a high bar to…

On the recordDecember 15, 2005
On my time, I redirect the question to the Senator from New Hampshire who says the bar is too high. Is it a high bar to quash a national security letter, if a court finds it is unreasonable?
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Arlen Specter
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