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Obama Is No JFK (Or MLK Either)

Der Spiegel says all the hype isn't doing the candidate any favors

By Heather McPherson,  Newser User

Posted Jul 20, 2007 11:43 AM CDT

(Newser) – On TV, the Barack Obama show works seamlessly. But " unplugged," the candidate is unexciting, even disingenuous, Der Spiegel’s Gabor Steingart argues. In a tough assessment, the political correspondent finds the ambitious marketing of Obama as the Democratic savior is undercut by the...   Read full story »

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