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On the recordSeptember 30, 2013
I thought President Obama might do that very thing. I thought he might call the leaders to the White House today and lock them in a room like Lyndon Johnson used to do, but it became very apparent that he's not interested in a settlement. He wants to surrender.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen critiques President Obama's approach to negotiations during the government shutdown.

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