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Writing a biography of Michelle Obama.
slate.com - 10/14/2008
Writing a biography of Michelle Obama.
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Reporting political profiles is like giving birth: You forget how painful it is until you go through it again. And the minute you do, you think, "Somebody make it stop now." The begging for access, the plaintive calls to sources, the "no comments," the lunches with people who manage not to say ...

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blogs.abcnews.com - 10/15/2008
Obama Campaign Says Michelle Obama ‘Interview’ on ‘African Press’ Website is 100% Bogus
— blogs.abcnews.com — The conservative blogs are all atwitter about a bizarre interview allegedly with Michelle Obama on a website called "African Press International." “My husband was born in Hawaii and adopted by his step father, does that make him unpatriotic," she ... (more) Obama Campaign Says Michelle Obama ‘Interview’ on ...

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sadlyno.com - 10/17/2008
Gateway Pundit Must Resign
— sadlyno.com — I wonder what the rest of our far-flung right-wing correspondents have been… ABOVE: A prodigious font of Der Report: API Will Release Michelle Obama “White Racists” Tape The API is not backing down. Dear God, we must ... (more) Gateway Pundit Must Resign

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corner.nationalreview.com - 10/15/2008
That Michelle Obama Report
— corner.nationalreview.com — I'm sure a lot of you have seen references this morning to statements allegedly made by Michelle Obama in an interview with an organization called African Press International. I just asked the Obama campaign whether Michelle Obama did in fact speak ... (more) That Michelle Obama Report

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How uncooperative?
Ben Smith's Blog — Liza Mundy writes about the Obama campaign's efforts to shut down her reporting of a straightforward biography of Michelle Obama: How hard was it? How uncooperative was the Obama campaign? I am so glad you asked! Here's an example: Back in June, the New York Times ran a front-page piece about Michelle Obama. A few months earlier, she had made her now-famous comment about how this election was the first time in her adult life that she'd been really proud of her country and become the target of a vast Internet conspiracy to portray her as anti-patriotic and full of ...

Townhall.com Staff: What's Hot Wednesday?
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — What are the most popular stories around the web this morning? Townhall does the surfing so you don't have to. New York Post: The O Jesse Knows Newsweek: Pro-Life Catholics For Obama Slate: Michelle and Me US News & World Report: The Race Isn't Necessarily Over for John McCain Politico: McCain, Advisers Divided Over Wright Attack Time Magazine: Chihuahua: Hollywood's New Top Dog Philadelphia Inquirer: Just A Win Away FOX News: Did Biden Get It Wrong? You Betcha New York Times: Amusing, but Not Funny Boston Globe: At MIT, Chic Nudges Geek Los Angeles ...

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