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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 12:00 AM

Criticisms, political pressure and Barack Obama

The president-elect's advisors respond to the firestorm created by Sunday's remarks on Guantanamo, illustrating the value of criticizing Obama when he deserves it.

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 04:19 PM

    Jim

    Not to get too far off tangent, and really nothing personal against either you or Be bop, but I'm really surprised at the attitude some of the posters have here toward Be bop. Almost as if he were a child not responsible for his own actions.

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