UPDATE, 12-1-08:

Obama Names Susan Rice as UN Ambassador; Advocates "Forceful Action" Against Genocide

Read Susan Rice's original piece from March 6, 2008, below:

In this election we have two candidates who will manipulate the truth and one, Senator Obama, who will tell it.
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UPDATE, 12-1-08:

Obama Names Susan Rice as UN Ambassador; Advocates "Forceful Action" Against Genocide

Read Susan Rice's original piece from December 26, 2007, below:

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