Biden: I didn't call the Tea Party 'terrorists'

Tucson : AZ : USA | Aug 02, 2011 at 6:11 AM PDT

Source: USA Today

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Biden himself denied in an interview with CBS News, telling anchor Scott Pelley: "I did not use the terrorism word." Politico and other news outlets, citing unnamed sources, reported that Biden did echo the word during a heated discussion in which Democrats denounced the deal because it didn't include... FULL ARTICLE AT USA Today

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