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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 08:00 PM

    McCain and the politics of dirt

    McCain didn't hold back from "hammering" Obama with Wright out of a sense of honor or fairness. His campaign realized that it had worked for a moment but wasn't going to work anymore, wasn't going to work with the voters they needed (it had already worked with some, but not enough). It was a purely political decision.

    And yes, there was violence in Vietnam that was not of our creation. Does that mean the incredible violence that was of our creation was somehow a good or justifiable thing? You really have to twist yourself in knots to believe that, IMO.

    —Jim Read Jim's other letters

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