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One Of The Tragedies Of The Bush Administration Is That We Went Back To Business As Usual, Make A Deal With The Democrats, Lets All Be Friends In Washington Philosophy.

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One Of The Tragedies

Pete Du Pont

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One Of The Tragedies Of The Bush Administration Is That We Went Back To Business As Usual, Make A Deal With The Democrats, Lets All Be Friends In Washington Philosophy.

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