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    "title": "President Obama Falsely Claims Fast and Furious Program \u201cBegun Under the Previous Administration\u201d",
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    "html": "<p>The \"Fast and Furious\" gunwalking operation resulted in at least one dead American and several dead Mexicans.</p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Asked about the Fast and Furious program at the Univision forum on Thursday, President Obama falsely claimed that the program began under President George W. Bush.</p>\n<p>\u00e2\u0080\u009cI think it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s important for us to understand that the Fast and Furious program was a field-initiated program begun under the previous administration,\u00e2\u0080\u009d the president said. \u00e2\u0080\u009cWhen Eric Holder found out about it, he discontinued it. We assigned a inspector general to do a thorough report that was just issued, confirming that in fact Eric Holder did not know about this, that he took prompt action and the people who did initiate this were held accountable.\u00e2\u0080\u009d</p>\n<p>In actuality, the Fast and Furious program was started in October 2009, nine months into the Obama presidency.</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>via <em><a href=\"http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/president-obama-falsely-claims-fast-and-furious-program-begun-under-the-previous-administration/\">President Obama Falsely Claims Fast and Furious Program \u00e2\u0080\u009cBegun Under the Previous Administration\u00e2\u0080\u009d - ABC News</a></em>.</p>\n"
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