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On the recordSeptember 12, 2004
It turns out, none of those things were true. Somebody should be held accountable for that, and if John Kerry can hold George W. Bush accountable for those misstatements, for that misleading, he's going to win the election.
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Paul Begala
Democratic · Texas

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Arguing that John Kerry could win the election by holding George W. Bush accountable for misleading statements regarding the Iraq war.

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