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Tom DeLay on the

by Josh Marshall
11.23.04 | 1:03 am

Tom DeLay on the Istook Amendment: “Frankly, the media is making a lot out of nothing. I did not know it was in the bill. My staff usually catches these kinds of things, but it was one sentence and we missed it.”

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