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There have only been a few times when the entire country stops to watch a congressional hearing. It happened in 1973 with John Dean’s testimony in the Watergate scandal, in 1987 when Oliver North explained his role in the Iran-contra deal and in 1991 when Anita Hill testified against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas.
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