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On the recordApril 16, 2009
I do think, though, that when the former director of the CIA and the former head of the FBI say we got some helpful information out of this, it underscores Obama's -- President Obama's restraint and how he has treated this.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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Commenting on President Obama's handling of information related to interrogation techniques.

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