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Enrique

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18. if they raped a sheep, it wouldn't go into the Congressional record

Reply to russspeakeasy (Reply #15)

Sat Jan 26, 2013, 09:52 AM

Jan 2013

where anyone can go and see whether it's true. Same for the campaign donations, those are also public information.

None of the facts are in dispute in this story, which imho is exactly the kind of story we need more of. The aide that tipped off the NYT deserves our gratitude, imho.

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