dead to rights

[victor steinbok]

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> Democrats think they have David Vitter dead to rights. Travel records, they say, indicate that Vitter's one-time aide Brent Furer twice used taxpayer money to travel to Louisiana to defend himself in court on drunk driving charges.

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/08/vitter-aide-made-few-official-trips-to-louisiana-that-didnt-coincide-with-court-appearances.php

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