online.wsj.com - 10/16/2008
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online.wsj.com —
One of the most misleading statements during the
presidential debates was when Barack Obama claimed that William
Ayers was just "a guy in the neighborhood." But that piece of spin is nothing compared to the false story now being peddled by Mr. Obama's ...
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Ayers Is No Education 'Reformer'
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cato.org - 10/17/2008
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cato.org —
December 5, 2007 Policy Analysis no. 605 The
Public Education Tax Credit by Adam B. Schaeffer Public
education is an end, not a means. For a democratic nation to thrive, its schools must prepare children not only for success in private life but for ...
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The Public Education Tax Credit
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Obama launches education spot
Ben Smith's Blog —
Obama's back to positives on television, with a big buy of this classic classroom ad that hits a familiar theme of blending government support and personal responsibility.
Obama, in a classroom, recalls his humble roots and rolls out elements of his education plan -- higher teacher pay, more money for early childhood education.
"The truth is, government can't do it all," he says." As parents we need to turn o the TV, read to our kids, give them that thirst to learn."
It's up now in the D.C. (Northern Virginia) and Philadelphia markets.
New Positive Obama Ad: "Education Made Everything Possible"
TPM Election Central —
Barack Obama has worked hard to convey to voters that issues like health care and the economy have a personal dimension to him, and he goes up with a new, positive spot in Pennsylvania that casts education as a personal issue, too:
"For me the American dream began in a room like this," Obama says, directly addressing the camera from a classroom. "Our family didn't have much money. But education made everything possible."
The spot tempers the message a bit by stressing parental responsibility: "But the truth is, government can't do it all. As parents, we need to turn ...
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Obama buys first video game campaign ads —
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