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Sorting out the truth about “the porn lawyer”

By Robert Farley
February 6, 2009

To hear some conservative opponents talk about David Ogden, President Obama’s choice for deputy attorney general, you might have expected recommendation letters to come to the Senate in plain brown wrappers.

“An Obscene Choice: Obama Taps Porn Lawyer for # 2 at Justice,” blares a headline atop the Web site for Fidelis, a conservative group that has waged a PR campaign against Ogden’s nomination.

According to a press release from Fidelis, “President Obama’s Choice for Deputy Attorney General has represented Playboy, Penthouse, the ACLU and others.”

We examined the record and watched Ogden’s confirmation hearing. Here is

our report

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