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On the recordFebruary 24, 2004
I identified Mr. Chalabi in the words that my grandfather would have used as a four flusher. I have to explain what a four flusher is. A four flusher is a man whose word you cannot accept, and if it was good enough for my grandfather, it is good enough for me.
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Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel
Pennsylvania

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Discussing Mr. Chalabi during a debate on Iraq.

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