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On the recordDecember 19, 2004
Not to rest. Obviously, the secretary serves at the pleasure of the president. He clearly has the president's support. But that does not stop people from speaking out.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas
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Begala comments on the ongoing controversy surrounding Rumsfeld's position.

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