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October 30, 2009

Ideology of WH Appointees Have Consequences

Stuart Taylor, National Journal

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by Stuart Taylor Jr.

Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009

It was nice to hear Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say on October 26, "I strongly disagree" with Islamic countries seeking to censor free speech worldwide by making defamation of religion a crime under international law.

But watch what the Obama administration does, not just what it says. I'm not talking about its attacks on Fox News. I'm talking about a little-publicized October 2 resolution in which Clinton's own State Department joined...

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TAGGED: United Nations, free speech

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