An Update on SCOTUS's Pro-2nd Amendment Decision and Obama's Cozy Relationship with BP
29 July 2010
Interview with CFIF's Timothy Lee on the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in McDonald v. Chicago, as well as the Obama Administration's cozy relationship with BP.
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