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On the recordOctober 20, 2009
I have an uneasy feeling, only ten months into this new administration, that we're beginning to see the symptoms of the same kind of animus developing in the Obama administration. And as those of us who served in the Nixon administration know that can get you into a lot of trouble. I want to make what I hope will be a friendly suggestion to President Obama and his White House. And it is this -- don't create an enemy's list.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Senator Alexander expresses concern about the Obama administration's political tactics, comparing them to those of the Nixon administration.

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