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Posted at 2:09pm on Mar. 3, 2008 How... *Clintonian* of you, Senator Obama. [UPDATED]

I guess it all hinges on what the definition of "denial" is.

By Moe Lane

[UPDATE: "NAFTAquiddick." I love it. - Moe Lane]

Ed Morrissey brings us the latest round in the Obama NAFTA flap. Apparently, somebody was taking notes in Chicago.

Oops.

Canadian memo recounts meeting

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Barack Obama's senior economic policy adviser privately told Canadian officials to view the debate in Ohio over trade as "political positioning," according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press that was rejected by the adviser and held up Monday as evidence of doublespeak by rival

The memo is the first documentation to emerge publicly out of the meeting between the adviser, Austan Goolsbee, and officials with the Canadian consulate in Chicago, but Goolsbee said it misinterprets what he told them. The memo was written by Joseph DeMora, who works for the consulate and attended the meeting.

"Noting anxiety among many U.S. domestic audiences about the U.S. economic outlook, Goolsbee candidly acknowledged the protectionist sentiment that has emerged, particularly in the Midwest, during the primary campaign," the memo said. "He cautioned that this messaging should not be taken out of context and should be viewed as more about political positioning than a clear articulation of policy plans."

Obamaspinning after the fold.

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