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TV Review: The Good Wife Goes to Better Heights

Catie Lazarus | Posted 05.25.2011

Catie Lazarus

The Good Wife is closer than any Oprah or Barbara Walters special will ever be to bringing this viewer to understanding why Hilda Spitzer, Elizabeth Edwards (until recently), and Hilary Clinton stood by their men.

The Obamercial: Half Campaign Ad, Half "60 Minutes"

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 05.25.2011

Here Obama was the storyteller, the narrator presenting the facts about the struggles afflicting real American families — recounted in his own familiar voice. That rang real and authentic, and drove home that Obama is a leader who listens.

Five Reasons Why the Obama Infomercial was Worth the Cost

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 05.25.2011

Leah McElrath Renna

The Obama infomercial was a risk -- but the piece will likely go down in history as yet another way the Obama campaign has forever changed the face of political campaigning through its creative use of media.

Packaged Goods

Daniel Menaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Daniel Menaker

Barack Obama's infomercial -- fairly long on the mercial and comparatively short on the info, or at least on new info -- was moving and effective. It was also slick and sleek, like its protagonist.

Obama Infomercial (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Nicholas Graham | Posted 05.25.2011

Barack Obama's half-hour commercial/mini-documentary aired on Wednesday evening. Watch the full video below. Following the produced segment, viewer...