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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Obama tries to shift focus from race...

Seems like Barack Obama has himself a real "pastor problem." The political skirmishes remind me of a boxing match. The nice thing about them is that they keep we, the people, focused. These patsoral concerns are very legitimate. Bloggers of all Colours have seen fit to comment. Hillary Clinton gets a chance to cool her heels, while John McCain is off doing what John McCain does.

Michelle Malkin on Barack Obama. She blogs that the glow is gone. The Boston Globe: Obama's ties with former pastor raise doubts among 35 percent of ...

Obama tries to shift focus from race, which had threatened to envelop his candidacy, and back to other concerns, led by the Iraq war and the economy. But the question seemed unlikely to fade away. Obama's efforts came amid new signs that his candidacy may have been hurt by the firestorm over provocative comments from his former minister, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr. A nationwide Gallup poll showed Senator Hillary Clinton moving into a statistically significant lead over Obama for the first time since early February. Obama continues to lead Clinton in the tally of pledged convention delegates

Columnist Reaction to Obama Speech Was Not Always Predictable - Dave Astor writes about Obama's widely reported Tuesday speech about his former pastor and race relations in general.

Iran: Obama's Change Rhetoric Similar to Iran's Politicians.

Clinton, Obama talk economy, war on the stump via CNN International - Obama and Hillary Clinton traded shots Thursday over the former first lady's recently released White House schedule, while also tackling key campaign issues. Obama Says Next Michigan Vote Will "Probably" Be in November CBS News

Three excellent candidates locking horns... of course the spoilers are waiting in the wings... there's Ralph Nader, Mayor Bloomberg... hey, is Ron Paul still running?

In the interest of fairness, here's a link for ya... Welcome to Obama for America ... it's the Official Website of Barack Obama 2008 Presidential Campaign.

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