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washingtonmonthly.com - 4/30/2009
Rice pulls a Nixon
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RICE PULLS A NIXON.... There are all kinds of problems with the "Frost/Nixon" movie, but it's hard to miss the significance of the disgraced president saying, "[I]f the president does it, that means it's not illegal." It's one of those...
Cenk Uygur: Condi Rice Pulls A Nixon: When the President Does It, That Means It is Not Illegal
huffingtonpost.com - 4/30/2009
Cenk Uygur: Condi Rice Pulls A Nixon: When the President Does It, That Means It is Not Illegal
— huffingtonpost.com — Condoleezza Rice was recently speaking at Stanford when students asked her an excellent question on waterboarding and torture. They have her answer on tape and it isn't pretty. Condi Rice absolutely pulls a Nixon. Here are the relevant ... (more) Cenk Uygur: Condi Rice Pulls A Nixon: When the President ...

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harpers.org - 5/1/2009
Condi’s Really Bad Day—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)
— harpers.org — Scott Horton For eight years, Condoleezza Rice dealt with the Beltway punditry and the access-craving White House press corps. The reception she got, with a handful of exceptions, was fawning. Which leaves her totally unprepared for a return to an ... (more) Condi’s Really Bad Day—By Scott Horton (Harper's Magazine)

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Condi Rice: Because Bush Did It, Torture Wasn't Illegal
Library Grape — ... electing a President and just install a hereditary monarchy that can only be deposed in cases of manifest insanity or high treason? At least then we'd be above-board with the values we'd be claiming to adhere to. Unless we publicly unearth all of the horrific details of this dark period of our history, I am certain that our children and grandchildren are going to look back upon the first decade of the 21st century with profound shame. Update: Here's Steve Benen: I was especially impressed by Rice's use of the phrase "by ...

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