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Palin tough target for Obama to hit (Politico)

 

Published 8/29/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Politico - John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate presents the Obama-Biden campaign with an unwelcome and unexpected challenge: How do you go after a 44-year-old mother of five without once alienating the female voters you’ve just spent the last week trying to win back? (link)

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