Former Navy Judge Advocate General John Hutson is now dean of Franklin Pierce Law School.

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John Hutson is a retired Navy Judge Advocate General, and he is now dean of Franklin Pierce Law School.

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That said there is a fine line between self-effacement and self-loathing, and unfortunately for Franklin Pierce, our 14th president, he stumbled over that line.

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Despite the enormity of the scandal, the Bush administration was slow to react, and did not hold senior officers accountable, says John Hutson, dean of the Franklin Pierce Law Center and a former Navy judge advocate general.

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