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fivethirtyeight.com - 11/20/2008
Dear Democrats: If You Must Blame, Blame Obama
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I haven't commented extensively on L'Affir Lieberman , in part because I personally feel somewhat agnostic about it and in part because I think the writing has been on the all for some time that Democrats would decide to keep him in their caucus and let him retain his chairmanship of the ...

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weeklystandard.com - 11/19/2008
Won't Take Yes for an Answer
— weeklystandard.com — What is best in life ? To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women. This is precisely what the Democratic party achieved with Barack Obama’s historic victory on November 4. The Democrats increased ... (more) Won't Take Yes for an Answer

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openleft.com - 11/20/2008
Obama and the Blogosphere
— openleft.com — Since it has been the subject of multiple front-page articles today on Open Left, and since I will be on Radio Times on Friday discussing this very subject, I feel the need to weigh in on the relationship between President-elect Obama and the ... (more) Obama and the Blogosphere

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thehill.com - 11/19/2008
Obama exerts his power
— thehill.com — President-elect Barack Obama, in the latest of several moves to heal election wounds, persuaded Democrats to reject stiff punishment for Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) despite his campaign efforts for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.). Lieberman is the ... (more) Obama exerts his power

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