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Gibbs lashes out at Cheney over 'dithering' comment

Source: Washington Post
Kabul : Afghanistan | about 1 month ago  
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Shear Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, October 22, 2009; 2:23 PM White House press secretary Robert Gibbs today lashed out at former vice president Dick Cheney, dismissing his criticism of the pace of President Obama's decision-making on Afghanistan. In a speech Wednesday night,...
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