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Obama 140 Truth Movement Emerges

by Josh Marshall
09.27.13 | 9:01 am

After Ari Fleischer suggested that Twitter might have special rules that allow President Obama, the conspiracy theory was rapidly debunked and ultimately recanted. But Republican voters aren’t sure Obama isn’t getting a special character allotment from Twitter.

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