dead to rights

[Jonathan Lighter]

Common in my experience.

JL

On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 1:36 PM, victor steinbok <aardvark66 at gmail.com>wrote:

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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.
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> 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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