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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 11:28 AM

    Here's a more recent video of Johnsen

    discussing Obama's legal priorities at a forum held by the Center for American Progress Action Fund on 11/12/08, shortly after the election, to discuss a book just published by Mark Green and Michele Jolin, "Change for America: A Progressive Blueprint for the 44th President":

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JogwzOPe2Q

    The entire program can be seen here:

    http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=282369-2

    Note that the audio cuts out for the last few seconds. Here's what was said:

    We need comprehensive criminal justice reform, an effort that includes addressing our appallingly and unnecessarily high rate of incarceration, and we need a more just and humane criminal justice system that better protects our people. Thank you.

    Hear hear.

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