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Joe Wilson: “I believe the president owes the American people an explanation.”

On the recordJuly 1, 2007
I believe the president owes the American people an explanation.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Joe Wilson demands an explanation from President Bush regarding the CIA leak case.

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