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Halperin said the media's unwillingess to hold Obama "accountable" is "the biggest failure of the media since the Iraq war."
During the Q & A, Halperin was also asked about Obama's new Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who Halperin described as very misunderstood.
"He's one of the most bipartisan people in Washington," Halperin said, citing Emanuel's friendship with many Republicans and work to advance NAFTA and welfare reform under the Clinton administration.
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