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Time's Allen described Fielding as olive branch despite partisan history, reports of Bush girding for battle
Summary: Time's Mike Allen wrote that President Bush's intention to appoint Fred Fielding to replace Harriet Miers as White House counsel is "a signal that [Bush] could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling." But Allen quoted no Democrats offering their reaction to a Fielding appointment and made no mention of criticism by prominent Senate Democrats over Fielding's involvement in the evaluation of a Bush appeals court nominee.
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Posted by Sagra
"Close"?
As in "Close Range Combat"?
Posted Tuesday January 9, 2007 3:22:27 PM EST / Flag this comment