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Dennis Donovan

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9. Of course. But why did the article point that out?

Reply to Skittles (Reply #6)

Sat May 25, 2019, 03:50 PM

May 2019

My gripe is that, the second paragraph of the article was quick to point out that sources were "unnamed". If sources were forced to go on the record, no one would ever talk.

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