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Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton on Olbermann: “It’s been a blockbuster day”

Major General Paul Eaton, who met with President Obama yesterday and stood behind him as he signed the executive orders, spoke with Keith Olbermann on MSNBC.

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Published on January 23, 2009

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