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September 28, 2009

The federal Bureau of Prisons twice rejected inmate Ali Omar Abu Ali's request to read Barack Obama's books Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope. Officials said the books contain material "potentially detrimental to national security." But after media reported the agency's stand, officials changed their minds and said they will allow Abu Ali to have the books.

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Warren|10.1.09 @ 1:36PM|#

Bad move. Just look at the damage they've already done.

|10.1.09 @ 4:40PM|#

Yeah. Mr. Ali might get ideas about spending trillions of dollars on crazy projects that burden the country with an unsustainable debt load.

|10.1.09 @ 3:33PM|#

I do hope that comment it tongue-in-cheek.

John Tagliaferro|10.2.09 @ 9:35AM|#

Officials said the books contain material "potentially detrimental to national security."

And people say prison guards are dim. Ha!

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