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The Caucus —
... role he’ll play on the campaign trail this fall, and may outline the themes of attack he’ll use on Senator John McCain and the Republicans. Thursday Preview: It’s worth remembering that it was his speech in front of the delegates at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston that helped raise Mr. Obama’s profile in the Democratic party and propel him to a victory in his Senate race in Illinois that year. In another installment of The Times’s “Long Run” series, Jeff Zeleny chronicles Mr. Obama’s path from party outsider to marquee convention speaker. USA ...
Her Turn
Jules Crittenden —
... whether better prenatal care could have prevented her newborn son from having Down syndrome. Former Mississippi Sen. Fred Thompson strongly defended Palin in remarks last night, saying the Alaskan governor is, “from a small town, with small town values, but that’s not good enough for those folks who are attacking her and her family.” It gets a little embarassing sometimes, being an ink-stained wretch, when you see the way the other scribblers can’t stop piling on one and can’t stop worshipping the other . Here’s a great Dem talking point, compliments of the ...
