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What began as a trivial and unedifying sally in the presidential campaign became something more.(Brief article)
What began as a trivial and unedifying sally in the presidential campaign became something more. John McCain ran an ad comparing Barack Obama to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, suggesting that he too had more fame than merit. Some of Obama's supporters, notably Bob Herbert of the New York Times, decided that the ad had a racial subtext, associating the black candidate with promiscuous young white women. Obama chose the moment to revive his accusation that the Republicans are using his race against him. The McCain campaign hit back hard, saying, accurately, that it was Obama who was playing the race card. The Obama campaign, not used to being called out for ...
- Obama to China: Uncensored society is healthy
- News wire article from: AP Worldstream CHARLES HUTZLER November 16, 2009 700+ words
President Barack Obama pointedly nudged China on Monday to stop...It was a delicately balanced message and Obama couched his admonitions with words calling...own governments accountable," Obama told students during his first-ever trip...
- Obama said to want revised Afghanistan options
- News wire article from: AP Worldstream BEN FELLER and ANNE GEARAN November 16, 2009 700+ words
President Barack Obama won't accept any of the Afghanistan war...government to secure its own country one day. Obama's stance comes as his own ambassador...worded cables to Washington just ahead of Obama's latest war meeting Wednesday. The...
- Barack Obama and the Cycle of American Liberalism
- Magazine article from: The Journal of Psychohistory Fuchsman, Kenneth October 1, 2009 700+ words
Barack Obama occasionally sounds like Sigmund Freud...forbidden" (Freud, 1936, SE 22, p. 247). Obama's variation on this theme is: "Every...particular malady as well as anything else" (Obama, 2006, p. 3). The paradoxes of Barack...
- Obama's Embarrassing Naïveté at UN
- Magazine article from: Human Events Krauthammer, Charlers October 5, 2009 700+ words
"President Obama, I support the Americans ' outstretched...low we've sunk was demonstrated by the Obama Administration's satisfaction when Russia...said of Iran, after meeting President Obama at the UN, that "sanctions are seldom...
- Obama seeks equal partnership in Asia
- News wire article from: AP Worldstream CHARLES HUTZLER November 14, 2009 700+ words
President Barack Obama pressed on with his mission to repair America...we are bound by it." From Japan, Obama flew to Singapore for a 21-nation summit of Asia-Pacific leaders. While Obama offered in his speech few specifics on one...
- Obama's Anger Weakens Him-and Us
- Magazine article from: Human Events Babbin, Jed September 21, 2009 700+ words
The anger that was President Obama's central theme in his September 9 speech...his healthcare nationalization plans. Obama does not seem to realize that the fire...belies the self-confidence that has been Obama's trademark. It may soon replace it...
- Obama passes on donations: Campaign gifts came from pair linked to indicted...
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) June 8, 2007 700+ words
...Jackson Jun. 8--U.S. Sen. Barack Obama is giving charities some $16,500 in...Antoin "Tony" Rezko. A spokesman for Obama's presidential campaign on Thursday offered no details about Obama's relationship with the two contributors...
- For Obama, No Payoff From Gamble of a Personal Pitch
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Michael A Fletcher; Anne E Kornblut October 3, 2009 700+ words
...beginning, it was a gamble. When President Obama decided to lend the prestige of his office...rejected Chicago's bid Friday, leaving Obama disappointed and a bit philosophical as...play a great game and still not win," Obama told reporters at the White House shortly...
