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Paul Begala: “They have a lot bigger fish to fry, Nicole. You need not worry.”

On the recordMarch 3, 2009
They have a lot bigger fish to fry, Nicole. You need not worry.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Begala reassures that the White House is focused on more significant issues than Rush Limbaugh.

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