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Friday, February 10, 2006; Page A17


Sen. Arlen Specter found a loophole in his stewardship.
Sen. Arlen Specter found a loophole in his stewardship. (By Jay Mallin -- Bloomberg News)

That Was Then

" During my stewardship here, I'm going to put everybody under oath when we have testimony, as we do on confirmation hearings."

Judiciary Committee Chairman

Arlen Specter, April 5, 2005

This Is Now

"It is my judgment that it is unnecessary to swear the witness."

Specter, declining to put Attorney General

Alberto R. Gonzales under oath, Feb. 6, 2006


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