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George W. Bush: “This, in spite of the fact—it's an amazing statistic when you think about the fact that it wasn't all that long ago that…”

On the recordAugust 12, 2004
This, in spite of the fact—it's an amazing statistic when you think about the fact that it wasn't all that long ago that a bus was stopped— the thugs from the Taliban pulled over four women registrars of voters and killed them.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Remarks in a Discussion at Southridge High School in Beaverton, Oregon

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