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Speakeasy: White House rejoices at news of NFL referee deal

September 27, 2012 | 5:32 pm | Modified: September 27, 2012 at 5:35 pm
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"It's a great day for America."

-- White House press secretary Jay Carney, speaking about the end of the NFL referee lockout on Thursday. The league reached a deal with the referee union on after midnight on Thursday, putting a stop to abysmal officiating that had embarrassed the NFL and apparently paralyzed the highest levels of our government.

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