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Bush Press Secretary Ari Fleischer shares his September 11 experience

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer has taken to Twitter to share his experience from September 11, 2001. It’s a unique, if sobering, inside look at how the Executive Branch functioned that day, and well worth a few minutes to read through.

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