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Patrick Leahy: “I'm sorry that someone in the administration 'gave currency to a fraud,' to quote George Will, by putting, in the…”

On the recordMay 12, 2004
I'm sorry that someone in the administration 'gave currency to a fraud,' to quote George Will, by putting, in the President's State of the Union speech, that Iraq was trying to buy uranium in Africa.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont
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congress.gov
May 12, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Leahy expresses regret over misinformation regarding Iraq's uranium acquisition.

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