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politico.com - 1/14/2009
Dinner with conservatives
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The president-elect tonight is having dinner with some ideological adversaries: four of the most widely-read conservative columnists. He's dining at the Chevy Chase home of Washington Post columnist George Will with the Post's Charles Krauthammer and the New York Times's David Brooks and ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 1/14/2009
Obama And Conservatives Break Bread At George Will's House
— huffingtonpost.com — Barack Obama took the next big step in his Republican charm offensive on Tuesday night, when he dined with several of the nation's most prominent conservative pundits. The president-elect arrived at the Chevy Chase, Md., home of syndicated ... (more) Obama And Conservatives Break Bread At George Will's House

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Conservatives sworn to dinner secrecy
politico.com - 1/14/2009
Conservatives sworn to dinner secrecy
— politico.com — Obama is signaling that he intends to break with the current president in one way: hearing from his critics. (more) Conservatives sworn to dinner secrecy

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news.yahoo.com - 1/14/2009
Obama attends conservative dinner party - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — This could ruin their reputation: President-elect Barack Obama Tuesday evening attending a dinner party at the home of conservative columnist George Will , attended by fellow conservatives William Kristol and David Brooks . The press pool following ... (more) Obama attends conservative dinner party - Yahoo! News

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Obama dining with conservatives?
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... I don't necessarily have a problem with this. I suspect Brooks is the only one even possibly movable, and Limbaugh and Kristol are simply treacherous. Still, it's an interesting move. Oh, I say Limbaugh because ...

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FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — ... (tags: life socialized_medicine) Dinner with conservatives - Kristol, Brooks,Will and Krauthammer The president-elect tonight is having dinner with some ideological adversaries: four of the most widely-read conservative ...

More evidence on how smart Barack Obama is
Betsy's Page — Apparently, he spent last night at the home of George Will having dinner with David Brooks, Bill Kristol, and Charles Krauthammer. Maybe it's just an example of getting to know the enemy or keeping your friends close, but your enemies closer. But I prefer to think that the President-elect is actually making an effort to do what he promised on the campaign to do - hear both sides of an argument. If the conservatives can open his mind a bit on what should and should not be in the stimulus or foreign affairs, it would be a blessing. Heck, any president could do a whole lot worse ...

1/14: Is Tim In Trouble?
Blogometer — ... that he still supports Geithner in spite of the latter's checkered tax history. Meanwhile, righty bloggers are giving Obama credit for dining with some prominent conservative pundits last night. While they still expect Obama to advocate policies they disagree with, the rightroots ...

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