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On the recordJanuary 9, 2011
I do think it's an opportunity for President Obama and the Republican leadership to come together and jointly try to sort of see if there are ways they can get everybody to calm down, to tone down the rhetoric in our political discourse.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Gergen suggests that the situation presents a chance for bipartisan cooperation to reduce political tensions.

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