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23 July 2012

When Alexander Cockburn pulled Ronald Reagan’s Hair

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The late Alexander Cockburn in the LRB of 7 February 1991 on the perceived essential 'non-goodness' (Nixon) or 'non-badness' (Carter, Reagan, Bush) of American presidents, and the time he pulled Reagan's hair:


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