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news.yahoo.com - 11/6/2008
Great expectations: Obama will have to deliver (AP)
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AP - Over and over, Barack Obama told voters if they stuck with him "we will change this country and change the world." They did, and now their expectations for him to deliver are firmly planted on his shoulders.

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Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator:  The media doing its job, just like Goebbels

thehill.com - 11/6/2008
Dems lower expectations
— thehill.com — Democratic leaders are tamping down on expectations for rapid change and trying to signal they will place a calm hand on the nation’s tiller. “The country must be governed from the middle,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday. ... (more) Dems lower expectations

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shakespearessister.blogspot.com - 11/9/2008
Great Expectations
— shakespearessister.blogspot.com — This is music to my ears. Please, Maude, let it be so: Transition advisers to President-elect Barack Obama have compiled a list of about 200 Bush administration actions and executive orders that could be swiftly undone to reverse White House policies ... (more) Great Expectations

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elections.foxnews.com - 11/2/2008
Obama Lays Plans to Kill Expectations After Election Victory
— elections.foxnews.com — Confident in an Election Day win, the campaign looks to lower supporters' expectations on concerns their hopes of 'change' are unrealistic, a senior aide says (more) Obama Lays Plans to Kill Expectations After Election Victory

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The media doing its job, just like Goebbels
Babalú Blog: an island on the net without a bearded dictator — The media doing its job, just like Goebbels This is why journalism is dead: Even after nearly two years in the spotlight, little is understood about the 47-year-old first-term senator's approach to leadership. His resume: community organizer, eight years as state legislator, and less than four as U.S. senator. And Personally, [Obama]'s a bit of an enigma, too. You think? As the RedState columnist asks, " now you tell us?!" I propose that every time a liberal tells you there is no bias in the media you pour a big pitcher of cold water on their heads. Unbelievable. (H/T ...

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