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New word of extra White House help on OBL film
May 24, 2012
May 24, 2012
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(CBS News) WASHINGTON -- It's no surprise that the Obama administration would enthusiastically welcome a movie about the killing of Osama bin Laden.
But some White House critics say what is surprising is how far the White House was willing to go to get that movie made.
The mission to kill bin Laden is the stuff movies are made of -- but newly-obtained documents reveal the Obama administration went out of its way to give access to two well-connected filmmakers.
While asking a CIA official to speak to one of the filmmakers, a public affairs officer wrote, "I know this
But some White House critics say what is surprising is how far the White House was willing to go to get that movie made.
The mission to kill bin Laden is the stuff movies are made of -- but newly-obtained documents reveal the Obama administration went out of its way to give access to two well-connected filmmakers.
While asking a CIA official to speak to one of the filmmakers, a public affairs officer wrote, "I know this
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