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That Darn Commercial

By Cyra Master

Feb 4 2009, 12:28 PM ET Comment

Tom Daschle -- "Maybe he's sentimental or just cheap, whatever the case, isn't it too bad that the rest of Washington doesn't understand that a penny saved is a penny earned."

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