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Barack Obama comes out firing
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DENVER -- Barack Obama took his gloves off tonight. Just minutes after formally accepting the historical presidential nomination the Democratic Party bestowed on him, offering bouquets to Hillary and Bill Clinton , his vice presidential pick, Joe Biden , and the "love of his life," wife Michelle , a mostly stern and earnest Obama took after the Republicans. First, he briefly ...

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The Moderate Voice:  Obama Defines Change Specifics And Answers And Defines McCain In Historic Speech

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Obama Defines Change Specifics And Answers And Defines McCain In Historic Speech
The Moderate Voice — ... cable news coverage this week was about double what it was in 2004. Yet despite the huge public fascination, the three major networks limited their coverage to an hour a night, a prime-time patchwork of highlight reels, catchup snippets of live speeches, and commentary. Anchors at conventions used to serve as omniscient narrators; at this convention, they mostly served as human V-chips blocking live speeches with their own palaver and predictions. –The L.A. Times lively Top of the Ticket blog: The bottom line Obama sought to ...

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