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  "path": "/story/387675/senator-downplays-kash-patel-drinking-allegations.html",
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  "textContent": "Sen. Dave McCormick's defense of Kash Patel boils down to this, per Mediaite : off-duty drinking isn't disqualifying. The Pennsylvania Republican brushed aside questions about whether allegations of \"excessive drinking\" by the FBI director raise national security concerns, telling a MeidasTouch reporter on Capitol Hill that what people do on their...",
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