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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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  • Monday, November 17, 2008 03:10 PM

    Or am I being trivial?

    I know I should be focused on the bombings and all, but after reading this article, all I could think was . . .

    John McCain, affair, divorce;

    Rudy Giuliani, divorce, affair, divorce; installed NYC Crisis Center near apartment where he had installed mistress;

    Newt Gingrich, affair, divorce, affair, divorce, visited wife in hospital with divorce papers after her cancer surgery;

    Ronald Reagan, affair, divorce, married divorcee; and

    Bill Ayres, Bernadine Dohrn, together 40 years.

    —Terry A. Read Terry A.'s other letters

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