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Barack Obama has a new entanglement with unrepentant Weatherman Bill Ayers which I detail below. The gist is this - back in the mid-90's Bill Ayers was instrumental in the creation and early operation of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge, an effort committed to the reform of Chicago's public ...
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More than an "association"
Classical Values — ... works. because if middle America ever gets wind of it, he'll never be elected president. Nor should he be. There's a lot more to this than guilt by "association." It's involvement . What's being covered up might be more damaging than the coverup itself. (I know the usual rule is that the coverup is worse than the crime, but I think this might be an exception.) ADDITIONAL NOTE: For most of the above links to Steve Diamond's posts, I'm indebted Tom Maguire , who has been all over this , and who credits Diamond for breaking the story.

Let’s See If I Can Sum This Up
sassafrassin.com — ... and met four times a year for a half-day, mostly to approve grants.[10] The two also appeared together on academic panel discussions, including a 1997 University of Chicago discussion on juvenile justice. They again appeared in 2002 at an academic panel co-sponsored by the Chicago Public Library.[4] One panel discussion in which they both appeared was organized by Obama’s wife, Michelle.[11] Ayers donated $200 to Obama’s 2001 state senate campaign.[12] Just One Minute Blog: Just Fact-Checking (dated 27Apr2008) ...

Why Ayers matters
neo-neocon — ... . And here’s an excellent summary of what we know so far of the connections between the Ayers and Obama on matters relating to the Annenberg Challenge. ...

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