Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran with certain stories … - Rahm Emanuel - Quotesmemo.com

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He wanted to think of words that would make some difference but there were none in any language he knew that were sufficient to the moment or that would change a single thing.

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Rahm Emanuel

Rather than doing the kind of fact-checking that normally goes with a story, you ran with certain stories for not wanting to get beat. There's a pressure that exists in your profession. I would be surprised in any honest exchange that you say that doesn't exist.

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