The speech is now a matter of public record, as are transcripts of the testimony from every hearing the good doctor presided over as chairman of the House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology during his final term.

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On this program, we've been hearing about the influence of record producers.

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"If, after a fair hearing in Switzerland at which the entire record of this case is truthfully presented, the Swiss determine that extradition is justified, Mr Polanski will of course comply with a lawful extradition order and return to California to litigate the issues of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct and be finally sentenced under the law, " the statement said.

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But Luttig is seen as much more controversial, both because of his record of written opinions and because he ran Clarence Thomas' confirmation hearing in 1991 after he'd been confirmed as a judge on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and that's raised some questions among legal ethics experts.

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Now just to be certain that the record is straight, let me read to you from the transcript of that Judiciary Committee hearing.

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India's record of developing nuclear weapons was also brought up by Illinois Democrat Barack Obama at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Iran's nuclear ambitions.

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