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Sen. Leahy Smacks Gonzales Around in Video

From Comedy Central via Salon.com

Jon Stewart gives kudos to Sen. Patrick Leahy for smacking down Alberto Gonzales.

By Blair Golson

Leahy, exasperated at Alberto Gonzales’ refusal to answer questions about Bush’s spying program, lets rip a Jon Stewart-quality zinger: “Of course, Mr. Attorney General, I forgot. You can’t answer any questions that might be relevant to this.” | video

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