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Obama and Brooks: Best Buds

The odd friendship between a conservative columnist and liberal president

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2009 5:41 PM CDT

(Newser) – Nominal conservative David Brooks is one of President Obama’s unlikeliest allies, writes Gabriel Sherman for the New Republic. The New York Times columnist was on board early, publishing an op-ed titled “Run, Barack, Run” in 2006. Lately, Brooks has written more favorably of...   Read full story »

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