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Can Obama Talk Smart to Dumbed-Down America?

Can Barack raise level of discourse without losing his audience?

By Lev Weinstein, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 24, 2008 10:33 AM CDT

(Newser) – Barack Obama’s trip to the DNC podium is expected to be the "rhetorical blockbuster of the summer," writes Sam Anderson in New York. But is the senator up to using his oratorical sophistication to expand his popularity among Americans hooked on... Read full story »

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