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Obama Still Aims to Emulate Him

Democrat drops GOP luminary's name a bit too often

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 19, 2008 8:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – As the '08 election rolls on, evidence is mounting that Barack Obama seeks to evoke the Great Communicator, Politico reports. This week Obama spoke at a building named after Ronald Reagan, and tried to set up a speech at Germany's Brandenburg Gate, the site of... Read full story »

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