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The TV Watch: On the Small Screen, Intimacy and Welcome Silence for Obama’s Big Rally
nytimes.com - 8/29/2008
The TV Watch: On the Small Screen, Intimacy and Welcome Silence for Obama’s Big Rally
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Wearing a flag pin and a confident mien, Barack Obama looked like a presidential candidate accepting the nomination of the Democratic Party. >

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The Moderate Voice:  Obama Defines Change Specifics And Answers And Defines McCain In Historic Speech

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Obama Defines Change Specifics And Answers And Defines McCain In Historic Speech
The Moderate Voice — ... an achievement that to many Americans and much of the world still seems incredible. Instead he emphasized his connection with ordinary Americans who “work hard and give back and keep going without complaint.” And he cast McCain as the torchbearer for an administration that “sits on its hands while a major American city drowns before our eyes” and tells Americans struggling economically, “You’re on your own.” –The New York Times: Mr. Obama brought the crowd to its feet many ...

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