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Could Batman Be Bush?

The two are 'vilified' for their crusades against terror

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 25, 2008 10:42 AM CDT

(Newser) – They actually have a lot in common, the beleaguered president and the superhero currently smashing box office records, writes Andrew Klavan in the Wall Street Journal. In The Dark Knight, Batman, like Bush, is "vilified and despised for confronting terrorists in the only... Read full story »

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