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Chertoff Given Henry Petersen Award...Petersen's Grandson Protests Decision: Chertoff Is "An Ass"...

Chertoff Given Henry Petersen Award...Petersen's Grandson Protests Decision: Chertoff Is "An Ass"...
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Al Kamen reported yesterday that Homeland Security head Michael Chertoff is the proud recipient of this year's "prestigious Henry Petersen award."

The award is traditionally given to Department of Justice criminal division careerists who did their jobs well for a long time. Chertoff's honor hasn't garnered a lot of attention, but one guy who did notice was Miles W. Swanson, grandson of Henry Petersen himself. Swanson writes:

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