Politics

Would-Be Congressman Can’t Quit Saddam

Because Freedom

Congressional candidate and retired Lt. Col. Steve Russell is so connected to Iraq, he made his living selling vintage Saddam-era weaponry.

Gideon Resnick
Gideon Resnick 

Political Reporter

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Gideon Resnick

Gideon Resnick

Political Reporter

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