As the interview with Benji was taped, Mr. Laird has obviously turned her into a "southern girl" to deliberately misrepresent the facts.

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It's not that the chatter need change or misrepresent the facts, but that the conversation and connections help ground new learning in our minds.

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You can misrepresent the facts by giving only one of ten versions of Ms. Lewinsky's testimony about the president's response to her question about the gifts.

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And those who misrepresent the facts scare me even more.

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Given the efforts of those like Tim Weiner to misrepresent the facts in these areas, a rigorous congressional review seems the only way to ensure that the truth is available to those who must act on the Halperin nomination.

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