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On the recordJune 5, 2013
I have no doubt that Barack Obama would be appalled by this in the past. And I would like to know why he's doing it in the present.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Paul Begala questions President Obama's current stance on government data collection, suggesting it contradicts his previous views.

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