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Obama's Foreign-Policy Problem
Obama's Foreign-Policy Problem
Foreign policy experience — or rather his lack of it — has been one of the chief arguments used against Barack Obama in his run for the Democratic Presidential nomination. In endorsing his rival Hillary Clinton this week, the Des Moines Register called Obama "inspirational," but worried that ...
Obama on Clinton: A "Loose Cannon" Who Tells "Bald-Faced Lies"
politicsdaily.com — It's not exactly a dog-bites-man story when someone accuses Bill Clinton of stretching the truth, but when... it's a president of his own party, and when the phrase he calls Clinton is "bald-faced" liar, and when that president happens to employ ... (more) Obama on Clinton: A "Loose Cannon" Who Tells "Bald-Faced ...
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Does Obama Speak Arabic?
Weekly Standard Blog — ... " and "a smattering of Swahili," as well as some Bahasa from his youth in Indonesia. But Obama has at other times denied speaking a foreign language, saying in July of last year, " ...

Eek, A Muslim! Once Again, Wingnuts Miss The Empathy Point
Crooks and Liars — ... " and "a smattering of Swahili," as well as some Bahasa from his youth in Indonesia. But Obama has at other times denied speaking a foreign language, saying in July of last year, " ...

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