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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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  • Tuesday, November 18, 2008 07:03 PM

    So, Walter, then, why are you such an angry twit?

    Were you unfairly expelled from the party in 1969?

    —Lotus Feet Read Lotus Feet's other letters

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