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Obama's David Axelrod exposed! Strategist's Mommy tells all
latimesblogs.latimes.com - 2/18/2009
Obama's David Axelrod exposed! Strategist's Mommy tells all
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Now, the whole word knows. As a little boy, President Barack Obama's chief political strategist, David Axelrod , the ex-newspaper political reporter who got tired of riding in the back of campaign buses and decided to sit up front where the decisions are made, was a politics geek.  ...
"Dear President Obama": The President Reads 10 Letters a Day from the Public, With Policy Ramifications
blogs.abcnews.com - 2/23/2009
"Dear President Obama": The President Reads 10 Letters a Day from the Public, With Policy ...
— blogs.abcnews.com — ABC News'; Jake Tapper reports: The letter to President Obama came from a woman in Arizona whose... husband lost his job. He was able to find work, but the new gig came with one-third the pay; the family is struggling... (more) "Dear President Obama": The President Reads 10 Letters a ...

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politico.com - 2/15/2009
Axelrod punts on fairness doctrine
— politico.com — Toward the end of David Axelrod's interview on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace jumped into a lightning... round of hot-button issues. There, Wallace asked the top adviser about an issue making the rounds on both conservative and liberal radio shows, ... (more) Axelrod punts on fairness doctrine

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Op-Ed Columnist - They Sure Showed That Obama
nytimes.com - 2/15/2009
Op-Ed Columnist - They Sure Showed That Obama
— nytimes.com — AM I crazy, or wasn’t the Obama presidency pronounced dead just days ago? Obama had “all but... lost control of the agenda in Washington,” declared Newsweek on Feb. 4 as it wondered whether he might even get a stimulus package through Congress. “Obama ... (more) Op-Ed Columnist - They Sure Showed That Obama

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Early Morning Swim: Special Jane Smacks Eric Cantor Around Edition
Firedoglake — ... Detroit can haz more loanz? Good news. But not in Ka-lee-fornia. And not for Roland. Obama sits down with CBC: Afghanistan, 'Buy American.' I wish he wouldn't phrase it quite like that. This asshat used to be in the US Congress. A brief history of a political junkie. Bet she does better than Karen Hughes. Tough guy warrior fighter jock afraid of "The View." Truly one of the stupidest people on ...

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