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The Obama Administration Squeaks Up

By William Kristol
Published February 25, 2011 6:00pm ET
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The Obama Administration Squeaks Up
At last Wednesday’s White House briefing, CNN’s Ed Henry asked new flack Jay Carney why it had taken President Obama so long to speak out about the violence in Libya. “The president puts out statements on paper sometimes,” Carney explained. Later that day, the president did speak viva voce. He began with this assurance: “First, […]

At last Wednesday’s White House briefing, CNN’s Ed Henry asked new flack Jay Carney why it had taken President Obama so long to speak out about the violence in Libya.

“The president puts out statements on paper sometimes,” Carney explained.

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