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May 2, 2012

Barack Obama Killed Osama bin Laden - Period

Fred Kaplan, Slate

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The Republicans have glommed on to a neat rhetorical trick: When Barack Obama does something indisputably admirable or effective, simply pretend that he had nothing to do with it.

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