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Patrick Leahy: “I never knew him to break his word. I never knew him to tell me something that was not accurate and true.”

On the recordMarch 27, 2012
I never knew him to break his word. I never knew him to tell me something that was not accurate and true.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Defending Ted Stevens' character based on personal experience.

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