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A month and a half ago I razzed Newsweek’s Howard Fineman about a comically fawning article he wrote about George W. Bush and the war on terrorism …

He’s the Texas Ranger of the World, and wants everyone to know it. He’s the guy with the silver badge, issuing warnings to the cattle rustlers. He will cut deals when necessary — his history shows that — but, as a matter of inclination and strategy, he’s the toughest talker on his team.

The article appeared at the MSNBC/Newsweek website. But now it’s no longer online and there’s no record of it on the Nexis database. What gives? Why is this gem down the memory hole?

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