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On the recordDecember 29, 2003
The crime that was committed was a crime that was committed against the country.
Said by
Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Former Ambassador Wilson describes the leak of his wife's identity as a crime against the nation.

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