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James Pindell
In this amazing 18 month presidential campaign a few moments stick out. Barack Obama's first campaign appearance. Rudy Giuliani's phone call ... >
Reid Wilson
If only Al Gore had asked Bill Clinton to more actively campaign for him during the final weeks of the 2000 election, the vice president would have ... >
Rob Tornoe
Detroit News editorial cartoonist Henry Payne has done a parody version of the controversial New Yorker cover which will appear on the ... >
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Jason Horowitz - New York Observer
Steve Hildebrand was getting an earful. Barack Obama’s soft-spoken deputy campaign manager had just finished a panel discussion at the Netroots Nation convention in Austin, Texas, on July 19, during which he had called on liberal bloggers to help meet the demands of the 24-hour news cycle by beating back criticisms of the candidate. The more people there were participating in the campaign, he argued, the greater the likelihood of Mr. Obama’s election and an enduring Democratic majority.
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Joe Conason - New York Observer
Barack Obama knows which countries border Iraq; he understands the difference between Shia and Sunni; and he is probably aware that Czechoslovakia no longer exists—but as John McCain complains, the young senator has “no military experience whatsoever.” Indeed, like both of the last two presidents, Mr. Obama possesses scant credentials in national security and foreign policy.
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