Mr. BLAIR: You know, the way the whole situation unfolded, I was never given an opportunity, even though at one point during the incident, I tried to, you know, give them an opportunity to identify who I was and that, you know, I lived not too far from where I was stopped from.

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Even as the House managers have consistently tried to stretch the scope of Article I to cover allegations never considered by the House, they have tried to twist the scope of Article I to cover allegations specifically rejected by the House.

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