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Ari Melber: Obama Curbs Superdelegates & Eyes 2012
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... So today's Washington Post reports that Sen. Barack Obama will try to change party rules to reduce the power of superdelegates and reform the presidential nominating calendar: ...

Important but boring: Obama tries to open up party rules. Republicans should too
The Next Right — ... WaPo's Dan Balz reports on Barack Obama's plans to change the Democratic Party rules. There are 3 significant ideas. The first two are about openness. He wants to reduce the influence of the super-delegates, and he wants to include absentee ballots in caucuses. The other is simply a good government reform.  He wants to un-screw-up the timing of the primary calendar. ...

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