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  • July 2008

    • Obama Slips Into Role of Acting President

      New York Times  |  Jul 27, 08 5:31 PM CDT

      Obama Slips Into Role of Acting President

      (Newser) - With a lame duck in the White House and his party's nominee beginning to sound like a quack, Barack Obama is coming off the success of last week's world tour looking like America's acting president, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times. The Illinois senator offers more than "charisma, slick rhetoric, and stunning visuals," and that's why he's won over the network talking heads.  More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • President

  • May 2008
  • October 2007

    • Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

      Washington Post  |  Oct 19, 07 3:43 AM CDT

      Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin sees himself as Russia's Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is actively encouraging a cult around the Depression-slaying US leader to promote his own ambitions after his current term as president expires. Admiring profiles and documentaries about Roosevelt in the state-controlled media are indoctrinating Russians as Putin maneuvers to stay in power, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • prime minister  • New Deal  • President  • third term

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