Patrick Leahy actually said...

The election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden and the President-elect's selection of Eric Holder Jr. to be Attorney General of the United States provide a historic opportunity for the country to move past the partisanship of the past decades.

Context

Leahy highlights the significance of Obama's election and Holder's nomination for unity.

01/14/2009

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