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GOP Rep. Blasts RNC Video Linking Pelosi, Pussy Galore

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted May 23, 2009 11:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – A Republican congressman tells Politico that a new RNC video depicting Nancy Pelosi as Pussy Galore is "reprehensible, irresponsible and unpersuasive." Utah's Jason Chaffetz says the GOP must "get away from the politics of personal destruction." The video, which juxtaposes Pelosi... Read full story »

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