<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<oembed>
	<version>1.0</version>
	<type>link</type>
	<objectid>139117</objectid>
	<title><![CDATA[Reclaiming America's Leadership Role: Barack Obama and Democratic Culture]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-robert-aziz/reclaiming-americas-leade_b_139117.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>The reason for the sudden political ascendancy of Barack Obama, accompanied as it has been by the awakening of unprecedented social, political and cultural sentiments, not only in America but also in the world as a whole, has been the source of much speculation. </p>

<p>We have seen those who would attribute these unanticipated developments entirely to Barack Obama's 'celebrity' status, which is as much to say they simply emerged out of thin air with no reference whatsoever to his substantive...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Living]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-01T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
</oembed>
