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motherjones.com - 11/17/2008
Obama Speaks
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OBAMA SPEAKS.... There's been a lot of speculation over the past few days about Barack Obama's position on issues like torture and Guantanamo, most of it based on nothing more than a couple of early appointments mixed with content-free rumors of other appointments. Tonight on 60 Minutes , ...
culture11.com - 11/13/2008
Sarah Palin Speaks!
— culture11.com — I do not know what this means: Sitting here in these chairs that I’m going to be... proposing but in working with these governors who again on the front lines are forced to and it’s our privileged obligation to find solutions to the ... (more) Sarah Palin Speaks!

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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/17/2008
Obama speaks
— washingtonmonthly.com — OBAMA SPEAKS.... Barack Obama's first interview since the election aired last night on "60 Minutes," with a... three-segment piece from Steve Croft (who insisted, inexplicably and hilariously, on comparing Obama's mother in law to the family dog). There ... (more) Obama speaks

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If I Ran the Zoo — 60 Minutes (via Kevin Drum): Mr. Obama: Yes. I have said repeatedly that I intend to close Guantanamo, and I will follow through on that. I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture. And I'm gonna make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel of an effort to regain America's moral stature in the world. Get your vicarious sadomasochism while it lasts.

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News — ... After President-elect Barack Obama told CBS’s “60 Minutes” Sunday that he is considering closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay and banning torture soon after he assumes the White House, liberal bloggers are cheering him on in that endeavor. Obama cleared up any speculation about his positions on Guantanamo and torture in last night’s interview, Kevin Drum declares. Obama could close the prison and ban torture on the first day of his presidency (though Guantanamo may take more time to actually close), TalkLeft’s ...

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