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On the recordJanuary 14, 2009
The basic issue of national security is perhaps the Attorney General's most important responsibility: to protect the American people.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Specter underscores the Attorney General's primary duty to ensure national security.

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