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On the recordJuly 25, 2007
Do I support Senator Schumer's request for a special prosecutor? No. I think that Senator Schumer has made a practice of politicizing this matter.
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Arlen Specter
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Senator Specter disagrees with Schumer's call for a special prosecutor regarding Gonzales.

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