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Monday, December 8, 2008 12:00 AM

Gen. Hayden and the claimed irrelevance of presidential appointments

Since when did people start believing that high-level appointments and Cabinet secretaries were irrelevant?

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  • Monday, December 8, 2008 12:18 PM

    GreenGlennwald

    Sorry, but you need to change your name, because it's going to lead to all sorts of inevitable confusion on the part of uncareful readers.

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