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Article from: Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME Article date: November 01, 2008

Barack Obama for president

The popularity of Barack Obama's hope-themed campaign shows that the country is eager for positive leadership, not a continuation of the divisiveness fostered by the Bush administration.

A positive message, of course, is not enough to be elected president, and we do have reservations about Sen. Obama's limited experience. But his policies for righting the economy, ending the war in Iraq and moving America toward energy independence align with voters' top concerns.

This paper has long respected and supported John McCain. However, Sen. McCain has compromised his ...

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New Yorker Endorses Obama's 'Uplift and Realism'

Posted Oct 7, 08 12:21 PM CDT in Politics,  Glossies,  Opinion 

New Yorker Endorses Obama's 'Uplift and Realism'
Source: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

(Newser) – At a critical moment in its history, the United States "needs both uplift and realism, both change and steadiness"—and Barack Obama is the man to deliver it, writes the New Yorker in a 4,000-word endorsement. After George W. Bush, whose presidency has been "the worst since Reconstruction," America requires a leader who understands the severity of the economic crisis and the complexities of foreign affairs, but also restores the country's "battered morale."

One of Obama's greatest virtues is his "pragmatic calm," an equanimity in the face of tough attacks that reminds one of Eisenhower. Unlike John McCain, who has demonstrated himself to be "impulsive, impatient, self-dramatizing, erratic, and a compulsive risk-taker," Obama offers America a leader of character, "a leader temperamentally, intellectually, and emotionally attuned to the complexities of our troubled globe."

Source: New Yorker

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 Economist: Obama 
 Is Worth the Risk 

McCain was a great senator but a poor candidate

Economist Economist Oct 30, 08 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama and John McCain are both great contenders, the Economist writes, but “the Democratic candidate has clearly shown that he offers the better chance of restoring America’s self-confidence.” Given Obama’s inexperience and decidedly left-wing outlook, “voting for him is a risk. Yet it is one America should take, given the steep road ahead.” More »

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 Financial Times Finds 
 Obama 'Less Alarming' 


Financial Times (UK) Financial Times (UK) Oct 27, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite holes in Barack Obama’s qualifications, the Democrat is the obvious choice for president, the Financial Times writes. His “policies are a blend of good, not so good, and downright bad,” but the alternative is an increasingly disturbing brand of maverick, the British daily opines. “Rashness is not a virtue in a president. The cautious and deliberate Mr. Obama is altogether a less alarming prospect.” More »

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OPINION

 Alaska Paper Picks Obama 

Anchorage Daily News is wary of both McCain and Palin

Anchorage Daily News Oct 26, 08 2:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin has accomplished a lot and has brought unexpected recognition to Alaska, but for the presidency, Barack Obama is "a clear choice" for the Anchorage Daily News . John McCain has abandoned his maverick positions to curry conservative favor, and the demands of the White House would "stretch the governor beyond her range," the paper says. More »

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