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Unidentified Speaker, -
INCLUDE, AND RUSSELL FEINGOLD
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Unidentified Speaker, -
CHAIRS THIS SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING. >> THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENTITLED SECRET LAW AND THE THREAT TO GOVERNMENT. WE ARE HONORED TO HAVE A DISTINGUISHED PANEL OF...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
MORE THAN ANY OTHER ADMINISTRATION IN HISTORY, THIS ONE HAS A PENCHANT FOR SECRECY. TO AN UNPRECEDENTED DEGREE, IT HAS INVOKED EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE TO...
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
WILL TALK ABOUT TODAY ARE SECRET LAWS. HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ELIMINATE ME ON THAT. COURTS HAVE DEFINED AND AS THE MINISTRY OF GUIDANCE OR STANDARD THAT AGENCY...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
MORNING. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU EACH LIMIT YOUR REMARKS TO FIVE MINUTES, AS WE HAVE A FULL PANEL. YOU'RE FULL WRITTEN STATEMENTS WILL OF COURSE BE INCLUDED...
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
A TRANSPARENT MANNER. INDEED OUR OFFICE REGULARLY PUBLISHES OPINIONS THAT ABOUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO CONGRESS AND THE PUBLIC, AND OUR PUBLICATION IS CONSISTENT...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
AND AS ACTING ATTORNEY GENERAL FROM 1996-1998. PROFESSOR, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING TIME OUT FROM A BUSY SCHEDULE, AND YOU MAY BEGIN. >> BY WRITTEN...
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Johnson, Dawn - Assistant Attorney General
TO ADDRESS THE ONE ASPECT OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S SECRET LAW THAT I BELIEVE MOST PROFOUNDLY THREATS THE RULE OF LAW AND DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY....
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO START WHERE RANKING MEMBER BROWNBACK START IT, WHICH IS WHETHER THE QUESTION WE...
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Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT TERM WATCHING THIS HEARING. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE ISSUE IS NOT SERIOUS. IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
CONFERRED UPON HIM THE RANK OF EXECUTIVE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOU COMING HERE AND FOR YOUR LONG AND FRUITFUL GOVERNMENT SERVICE. YOU MAY PROCEED. >> THANK...
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Leonard, J. William - Director
PROFOUND INTEREST OF EVERY AMERICAN TO KNOW WHAT EXTENT UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES THEY MAY BE UNDER GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE. I THINK THAT IS A CLASSIC...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
WITH BAKER HOSTETLER, AND WE THANK HIM FOR TAKING TIME TO BE HERE. >> I WANTED TO SPEND JUST A FEW MINUTES PUTTING THE ISSUE WE ARE DISCUSSING TODAY,...
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Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
BY SUCH GROUPS AS AL QAEDA AND TALIBAN. WE DID NOT SEEK THIS CONFLICT, BUT IT IS ONE WE MUST WIN. TO DO SO IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT...
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Kitrosser, Heidi - Professor
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Aftergood, Steven - Director
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 00:59:14 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 00:59:51 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Johnson, Dawn - Assistant Attorney General
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:16:06 |
Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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| 01:17:17 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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Leonard, J. William - Director
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| 01:18:41 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:19:46 |
Leonard, J. William - Director
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:19:57 |
Leonard, J. William - Director
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| 01:19:58 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:20:13 |
Leonard, J. William - Director
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Johnson, Dawn - Assistant Attorney General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Johnson, Dawn - Assistant Attorney General
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Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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Johnson, Dawn - Assistant Attorney General
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| 01:25:11 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:25:40 |
Aftergood, Steven - Director
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| 01:26:38 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:26:45 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:26:52 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:27:21 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:27:33 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:27:57 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:28:05 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:28:19 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:28:32 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:28:36 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:28:53 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:29:04 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:29:08 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:29:21 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:29:26 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:31:53 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:32:36 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:32:44 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:32:59 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:33:27 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:33:38 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:33:48 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:33:56 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:34:11 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:34:19 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:35:33 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:35:44 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:36:13 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:36:44 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:37:02 |
Johnson, Dawn - Assistant Attorney General
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| 01:38:45 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:39:15 |
Kitrosser, Heidi - Professor
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| 01:40:49 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:41:11 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:43:31 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:43:39 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:44:00 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:44:03 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:44:09 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:44:14 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:44:32 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:45:10 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:45:13 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:47:05 |
Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
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| 01:48:17 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:48:21 |
Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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| 01:49:38 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:51:01 |
Berenson, Bradford A. - Associate Counsel
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| 01:51:56 |
Aftergood, Steven - Director
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| 01:51:59 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 01:52:04 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:52:11 |
Aftergood, Steven - Director
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| 01:52:44 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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| 01:52:50 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:56:44 |
Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
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| 01:56:58 |
Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
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| 01:57:08 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:57:51 |
Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
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| 01:59:02 |
Rivkin, David B. Jr. - Attorney
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| 01:59:11 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:59:34 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 01:59:47 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 01:59:56 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 02:00:14 |
Elwood, John - Deputy Assistant Atty. General
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| 02:00:27 |
Whitehouse, Sheldon - U.S. Senator, [D] Rhode Island
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| 02:01:08 |
Brownback, Samuel "Sam" - U.S. Senator, [R] Kansas
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| 02:03:11 |
Feingold, Russell "Russ" - U.S. Senator, [D] Wisconsin
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