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Times of London | YouTube Gerard Baker , who was just named Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones deputy editor-in-chief, wrote earlier this year: "If you listen to Mr Obama's speeches, it is not the lack of substance but the quality of it that ought to worry Americans. ... He plans large increases ...

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AP Issues Style Ruling On Presidential Nomenclature
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — Via Poynter, we learn of an update, issued by the arcane keepers of the AP Style Manual: Effective Thursday at 3 a.m. EST, the AP will use the title and first and family names on first reference: President George W. Bush, not just President Bush; President-elect Barack Obama, not just President-elect Obama; President Nicolas Sarkozy, not just President Sarkozy. Honestly, I didn't know that this wasn't the practice anyway, but it's nice to know that after 3 a.m. on Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama need never again worry about being confused with all the other Presidents Obama. Right-wing blogs are, of course, still ...

AP Issues Style Ruling On Presidential Nomenclature
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Via Poynter, we learn of an update, issued by the arcane keepers of the AP Style Manual: Effective Thursday at 3 a.m. EST, the AP will use the title and first and family names on first reference: President George W. Bush, not just President Bush; President-elect Barack Obama, not just President-elect Obama; President Nicolas Sarkozy, not just President Sarkozy. Honestly, I didn't know that this wasn't the practice anyway, but it's nice to know that after 3 a.m. on Thursday, President-elect Barack Obama need never again worry about being confused with all the other Presidents Obama. Right-wing blogs are, of course, still ...

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