The African Union offered mild criticism of the human-rights records of Zimbabwe and Sudan.

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Americans United for the Separation of Church and State offered no immediate criticism of Ashcroft's appearance.

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Outside of the criticism offered on hip hop albums, rigorous engagement and sustained critique occur in the books that Kilson and other critics must wrestle with beyond tackling newspaper articles.

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