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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.
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Tuesday, January 13, 2009 08:18 AM

    Obama is fully aware

    that he's doing a balancing act.

    But he also knows that he's got a period of time where everybody's going to, when in doubt, assume the best. I know I've caught myself reflexively defending him without actually knowing the facts. That's a situation that will continue to benefir him for a number of months.

    —Paul Dirks Read Paul Dirks's other letters

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