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Arlen Specter: When murderers get away with it because witnesses are intimidated, there's no evidence, as we heard in the testimony…

On the recordJanuary 7, 2010
When murderers get away with it because witnesses are intimidated, there's no evidence, as we heard in the testimony, that's a total breakdown of the rule of law.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Specter emphasizes the breakdown of law due to witness intimidation.

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