Published 11/21/2008
by Domenico Montanaro
at First Read
From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, Domenico Montanaro, and Carrie Dann*** So is It done? Call us skeptical, but why is it hard to believe that the news that Obama and Clinton have worked everything out and the appointment will take place just after Thanksgiving is something that will hold? There's going to be more pauses and skeptical stories about this happening between now and whenever the State announcement happens. It's the only way, right? Just consider this passage in today’s New York Times: “One...( read more )
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