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On the recordJanuary 26, 2009
It says Anderson, he's doing today what he did last night with that Arab television interview, and that is he's trying to set a new tone in Washington in the way Washington deals with the world.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Gergen comments on Obama's efforts to change the political tone in Washington.

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