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Paul Begala: “The president's problem is Iraq. The president's problem is Katrina. The president's problem is the deficit. The…”

On the recordApril 18, 2006
The president's problem is Iraq. The president's problem is Katrina. The president's problem is the deficit. The president's problem is gasoline prices at three bucks a gallon.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala outlines the major issues facing the president that overshadow the resignation of the press secretary.

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