blogs.suntimes.com - 3/19/2009
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President Barack Obama's bracket was front and center yesterday, as the basketball enthusiast made his selections during a segment for "SportsCenter." Obama picked the North Carolina Tar Heels to win it all, and issued a challenge to Roy Williams squad to not make him look bad again. As you ...
foxnews.com - 3/19/2009
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foxnews.com —
Barack Obama picked North Carolina to defeat Louisville
for the NCAA championship, a relatively safe selection for...
a trailblazing president. Obama spent part of Tuesday making his tournament picks for ESPN, which posted his completed bracket online ...
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Duke Coach to Obama: Worry About the Economy, Not NCAA ...
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com - 3/19/2009
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Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski dissed Obama-- "The economy
is something that he should focus on, probably more...
than the brackets." Obama spent time explaining his NCAA basketball picks to the media yesterday. CNN reported: Duke basketball coach Mike ...
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Coach K Tells Obama: Focus On the Economy Not the Brackets
pundits.thehill.com - 3/20/2009
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Every once in a while, ordinary citizens —
people far removed from the political process — become...
a part of the national conversation. For example: During the 2008 campaign, for better or worse, Joe the Plumber became a voice that brought media ...
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Coach K Speaks Truth to Madness
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Coach K Speaks Truth to Madness
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... During the 2008 campaign, for better or worse, Joe the Plumber became a voice that brought media attention and (to be sure) scrutiny. A new voice has emerged. For years, everyone has known him as Coach K, even while I, as a graduate of the University of North Carolina, have called Mike Krzyzewski many other names not always fit for print. At a press conference today, Coach K addressed President Obama's not selecting Duke Univeristy to go to the Final Four in the presidential bracket, saying , "As much as I respect what he's doing, really, the economy is something that he ...
The Two Obamas
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... him for trying to down play his smarts into order to come across as folksy and relate-able. “[There is] the absent-minded professor with the 'Aw, Dad.' sense of humor. Disarming, unthreatening, good for all time zones. And the Nobel Laureate still searching for salvation. Lonely, frustrated. Lethal.” I am not saying reality is mimicking fiction, but there are similarities. The problem this poses for Obama is already cropping up. Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski said Obama should be focused more on the economy and less on his NCAA tournament. That sentiment was echoed by ...
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