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Challenging Release of Detainee Photos Was President Obama's Idea

Today's White House Press Briefing (transcript) was a frustrating affair, despite the cellphone-induced levity. Almost every question had to do with the President's plan to block the release of 44 detainee-abuse photos. This meant a lot of time spent listening to Press Secretary Robert Gibbs repeat himself, as a lot of the questions were repetitious.There were two things that I found especially interesting when considered together, the first being that the President made this decision, not under pressure from anyone else, but on his own:Q And did the President come up with this idea of a ...

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