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Arlen Specter: “When you criticize the Inquirer article, don't you think that there are major problems in the system which need action…”

On the recordJanuary 7, 2010
When you criticize the Inquirer article, don't you think that there are major problems in the system which need action, such as the fugitives--estimated, one figure, 47,000 fugitives--with the need to have resources devoted to apprehending those individuals?
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Specter highlights the need for resources to address fugitive issues.

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