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Charles Peters is the founding editor of the
Washington Monthly
and president of Understanding Government, a foundation seeking better government through better journalism.
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Four million jobs in two years? FDR did it in two months.
Charles Peters and Timothy Noah
Jan 26, 2009
7:00 PM
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