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Dr. Obama and Mr. Hyde

'High-minded' candidate is also cutthroat political animal

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 20, 2008 5:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama has two faces: there’s the "high-minded" liberal “Dr. Barack” and the politically calculating, win at-all-costs “Fast Eddie Obama,” writes David Brooks in the New York Times. The split personality clearly emerged in Obama’s announcement that he won’... Read full story »

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