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Obama's Flawed Legal Reasoning on Libya—And How to Fix It

Obama's lawyers are foundering in explaining the legal rationale for his Libyan adventure. Bruce Ackerman on our broken system of giving presidents legal advice—and how to fix it.

Bruce Ackerman
Bruce Ackerman
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Bruce Ackerman

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