1.0 link 132741 <![CDATA[Smearing Obama With Ayers "Nonsensical," Former Illinois GOP Rep. Says]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/07/former-illinois-gop-repre_n_132741.html Embedded within a comprehensive Monday report from NPR on Barack Obama's history with William Ayers, there is an interesting bit of straight talk from a former Republican who served in the state legislature.

Discussing Ayers' rehabilitation as a member in good standing of the education policy-wonk community, former state Republican Rep. Diana Nelson said: "It was never a concern by any of us in the Chicago school reform movement that he had led a fugitive life years earlier ... It's ridiculous....

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