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Bob Woodward and David Maraniss: A Tale of Two Obamas
Tweet Share on Facebook September 25, 2012 CommentIt's a nice little rivalry in our town on the Potomac between bestselling authors David Maraniss and Bob Woodward. Both are associate editors at The Washington Post. Both work with the legendary book editor Alice Mayhew at Simon & Schuster. They both gave talks under the same tent at the National Book Festival Sunday, the day of the autumnal equinox in an election season. And finally, Maraniss and Woodward, who are good friends, have just published revealing books about President Barack Obama.
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Mitt Romney Is the Tin Woodman With No Heart
Tweet Share on Facebook September 18, 2012 CommentMitt Romney, now we know you after a lost seven days in September which you and Ann will look back on and forever rue by the fireplace in one of your vacation compounds.
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Mitt Romney's Response to Libya Murders Was Un-American
Tweet Share on Facebook September 12, 2012 CommentHe didn't wait for the sun to rise, for the bodies of the slain to grow cold, before he started blaming and speaking way out of school.
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Obama's Polling Bounce Proves Conventions Still Matter
Tweet Share on Facebook September 11, 2012 CommentWe are the change Barack wants to see. Obama just told us in his best speech as president. Apparently, we the American people like the sound of that, cosmic music to our souls—and polls.
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Russ Feingold Rallies Wisconsin Dems Against Paul Ryan
Tweet Share on Facebook September 4, 2012 CommentCHARLOTTE, N.C.—Democratic conventions: You come to love them as the teeming human bazaar they are. Inside, a man brushed by, handing out lollipops from Roswell, N.M., representing "Space Aliens for Obama." Outside, a James Taylor concert got drowned after four songs, but the voice of gold cut through the clouds and rain. In a shared sense we were all in the tempest together, people shared umbrellas and joked about moving into each other's neighborhoods. That's what I like about you, Democrats.
