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Disheartening Reasons Why Some Oppose Obama’s Presidency
Sep 20 2008, Rudolf

Obama’s across the board appeal has been extraordinary. We often forget it when confronted by the viciousness of the opposition lined up against him. An opposition so nasty that the smear-master himself, Karl Rove, felt they have gone too far in...

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