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Monday, November 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Bill Ayers talks back

Sarah Palin called him a terrorist, Barack Obama called him an acquaintance. A Salon editor who knew Ayers back when talks to the ex-Weather Underground member turned Republican talking point.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Sunday, November 16, 2008 09:17 PM

    Been waiting for this..

    For months we've been hearing about Ayers, and how he and Obama were terrorist pals.

    There were several things wrong with this. The most important is that Ayers and Obama simply lived in different times. Obama doesn't understand those times any more than I do.

    What has my generation, who grew up in the 80s, really learned about history?

    —Million-Year Picnic Read Million-Year Picnic's other letters

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