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The Executive vs. The Visionary

Democratic race offers a competing views of the presidency

By John Johnson, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 24, 2008 11:29 AM CST

(Newser) – The choice between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama boils down to two fundamentally different views of the presidency, writes the New Yorker's George Packer—the political pragmatism of Clinton or the inspiration of Obama. Clinton embraces nuts-and-bolts governance and scoffs at political naivety. Obama has... Read full story »

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