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Lindsey Graham: We were lucky as a nation that a bunch of people didn't get killed on Christmas day or in the middle of Hanukkah or…

On the recordJune 30, 2010
We were lucky as a nation that a bunch of people didn't get killed on Christmas day or in the middle of Hanukkah or whatever holiday it may be.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Graham emphasizes the nation's luck in avoiding casualties during a failed terrorist attack.

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