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On the recordNovember 19, 2008
I think that the hamfistedness we have seen in Washington over the last couple of days, partly through the auto hearings, I mean, what you showed on television last night were those jets coming in and that PR disaster they had.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen discusses the poor handling of the auto talks and its impact on the economy.

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