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Rumors Surround NY Congresswoman

Dateline USA....Sources say some Clinton campaign staffers are fuming over rumors that an antiwar, apparently pro-Palestinian, Democratic New York Congresswoman, Kirsten Gillibrand, whose 20th Congressional District includes several upstate counties,... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Mon, Mar 10 2008

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