Obama Center

Obama Forming Progressive Team -- In White House Staff

Washington Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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While liberal critics sound increasingly uneasy with President-elect Barack Obama's nominations of centrist, Clinton-era Democrats to Cabinet position...

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Obama Move To Center Lamented By Spiritual Progressives

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kelly Nuxoll

Clinton supporters aren't the only Democrats who aren't thrilled with the presumptive nominee. At a gathering today of Spiritual Progressives, a priest, a rabbi, a Muslim, and an evangelical Christian lamented Barack Obama's move toward the center.

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Learning that Politicians Aren't Messiahs

David Sirota | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Sirota

Politicians are mere vehicles for the change we do -- or do not -- force them to embrace. If Obama's moves force people to learn that truism, then I think that's a positive silver lining to his shifts.

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The New Tempered Change And Its Detractors: A Roundup

Ben Mishkin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ben Mishkin

Although the netroots objections to Obama's FISA position have provided fodder for the national media over the past few days and weeks, his shifting on other issues has also caused some to raise eyebrows and voices.

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Hillary's PUMA Voters: "It's Not Too Late!"

John Tomasic | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Tomasic

In the wake of recent discontent with Obama, supporters of Hillary Clinton have released a "Call To DNC Delegates" urging them to "leave fraudulent Obama in Denver" and "save the Democratic Party."

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Obama: I Haven't Moved To The Center

AP | LIZ SIDOTI | Posted 05.25.2011

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POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. — Asked by a voter about accusations of flip-flopping, Democrat Barack Obama dismissed the notion Tuesday that he has shifte...

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Why Chase The Center When You Can Rendezvous with It?

Darin Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Darin Murphy

The movement that Obama created launched his campaign to a higher altitude than the conventional path. Now he needs to stay on message, keep making sense and let the center catch up with him.

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Obama, Stay the Course!

Donald Sutherland | Posted 05.25.2011

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Donald Sutherland

The DNC's 'Terry McAuliffe mind-set' ruined the campaigns of Gore, Kerry and Sen. Clinton and now the legions of McAuliffites who have surrounded Obama are doing their best to undermine the possibility of his presidency.

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Flip-Flopping, Obama, and Gun Control

Philip Slater | Posted 05.25.2011

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Philip Slater

I'm not crazy about the shifts Obama has made -- I only hope they're tactical and not sincere. It all comes down this: it's democracy, which means the voice of everyone, not just the folks you agree with.

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Obama Undercuts His Brand

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Barack Obama is risking his brand as a political reformer, according to reports today in the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post. In recent...

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