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Hairsplitting Obama Shifts to the Center

From gun laws to wiretapping, candidate tacks away from the left

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 27, 2008 7:13 AM CDT

(Newser) – When the Supreme Court struck down Washington, DC's ban on handguns yesterday, Barack Obama gave the opinion a muted welcome, endorsing both the right to bear arms and anti-gun laws. Obama's measured, even tortured response—after seeming to support the ban in February—is the...   Read full story »

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