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Brian Baird: It defies common sense to believe that he somehow segregates the knowledge he gets in one committee hearing or a meeting…

On the recordDecember 12, 2011
It defies common sense to believe that he somehow segregates the knowledge he gets in one committee hearing or a meeting with the secretary of the treasury.
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Brian Baird
Washington

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Baird comments on Spencer Bachus's stock trading following classified briefings.

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