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Monday, June 29, 2009 12:00 AM

Establishment view of Obama's civil liberties record

That Obama is replicating core Bush policies is acknowledged by everyone other than his most loyal supporters.

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  • Monday, June 29, 2009 06:26 AM

    I read

    "The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot" by Naomi Wolf and "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Klein near the end of the Bush administration. After the election of Obama, I thought, whew, THAT was close.

    Time to dust them off and have a re-read.

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