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Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:00 AM

In defending Gonzales, Justice officials look to the dictionary

What does "abuse" really mean?

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  • Wednesday, July 11, 2007 10:21 AM

    "Obsolete"? How about "QUAINT"?

    OK, folks, let's all recall when Alberto Gonzalez called the Geneva protocol protections afforded to prisoners of war "quaint" -- that sure was a knee-slapper too!

    This Bush crowd is awfully adept at word games -- maybe someone in the White House can come up with a New York Times crossword puzzle, just like Bill Clinton did recently. The only problem would be, nobody outside this White House could decipher the clues that were provided, since no one else uses the same dictionary they do.

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