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Pakistan: Meanwhile, Back at the White House...

Dana Milbank's funny/scathing/sad account of White House squirming over the situation in Pakistan is a must-read this morning. Don't miss this interesting detail from yesterday's 40-minute briefing by an unnamed, high-ranking White House official:

...Bush aides must have realized this was not something to be proud of. Before the official briefed reporters from behind the microphone, an aide removed the oval White House seal from the lectern.

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