On the recordApril 19, 2009
It is in our national interest to have images going all over the world of thousands of protesters burning in effigy some look-alike of the American government?
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Robert Gibbs
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transcripts.cnn.comRobert Gibbs: “It is in our national interest to have images going all over the world of thousands of protesters burning in effigy some…”
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White House Press Secretary Gibbs defends the handshake, questioning the implications of negative imagery.
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