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Arlen Specter: “I would still like to see Senator Craig fight this case. He left him some -- himself some daylight, Chris, when he said…”

On the recordOctober 3, 2007
I would still like to see Senator Craig fight this case. He left him some -- himself some daylight, Chris, when he said that he intends to resign in 30 days. I would like to see Larry Craig go back to court, seek to withdraw his guilty plea, and fight the case.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Arlen Specter encourages Larry Craig to fight the charges against him and suggests he could withdraw his guilty plea.

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