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The pen is mightier than the people

More from the "trumped-up political stunt" beat.

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More from the “trumped-up political stunt” beat: When George W. Bush vetoed legislation Tuesday that would have provided funds for the troops but also a plan to bring them home, he did so “using a pen given to him by the father of a fallen marine.”

By Tim Grieve

Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.

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