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Patrick Leahy: “The optics on Ferguson was horrific and I think it shocked many people in this country.”

On the recordDecember 8, 2014
The optics on Ferguson was horrific and I think it shocked many people in this country.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy reflects on the negative public perception from the Ferguson incident.

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