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Professors object to Charlie Wilson chair

By Jeff Awtrey | Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 05:12 PM

Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Wilson of East Texas might have been a suitable figure for Hollywood, but he doesn’t warrant having an endowed chair in Pakistan studies named for him at the University of Texas, according to 12 faculty members who specialize in South Asian studies.

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