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Obama's Ego Needs Its Own ZIP Code

President has switched tone from 'we' to 'I'

By Will McCahill, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 14, 2009 12:01 PM CST

(Newser) – The budget deficit hasn’t been the only thing ballooning since President Obama took office—the man’s ego is growing by leaps and bounds, moving Jeff Jacoby to wonder, “Was there ever a president as deeply enamored of himself as Barack Obama?” A... Read full story »

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