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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Obama's impressive new OLC chief

A law professor with a history of strident condemnation of Bush radicalism is named to one of the most important positions in the executive branch.

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    Dawn Johnsen's view of the OLC

    She wrote an interesting article on her view of the OLC. You can download the .pdf version here.

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