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Obama, the Preacher, and the Devil

Jerry Weissman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Jerry Weissman

Barack Obama gestures to express himself, and he gestures quite often, but he usually keeps his movements contained. During the Inaugural, his gestures stayed within the width of his body.

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Obama's Inaugural Speech Gets a B+

Trey Ellis | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

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Trey Ellis

Watching the speech again after the Inauguration, and watching the world watch it, realizing that there was not a corner of the globe that wasn't listening, I think it is fair to have expected more.

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Former Aide: Bush Feels "Joyful" And "Free"

Marc Ambinder | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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On a panel this morning here at Atlantic's HQ, former Bush administration communications counselor Karen Hughes praised President Barack Obama's inaug...

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Cautionary Champagne at The Center for Constitutional Rights

Odile Weissenborn | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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Odile Weissenborn

At the Center for Constitutional rights, forty people gathered to watch the inauguration, pleased to witness Bush's departure. "Don't let the rotor blades hit you on the way out," warned CCR's database manager.

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Obama Inauguration Speech Slows Google Search Volume

Media Memo | Peter Kafka | Posted 02.21.2009 | Media

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Check out the chart below, via the "Official Google Blog," (GOOG) which shows the overall volume of queries at the search engine giant yesterday. Tha...

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Patricia Sellers On The New Era Of Responsibility

Fortune | Patricia Sellers | Posted 02.20.2009 | Living

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I'm just back from five days in Washington, D.C. (yes, I commuted against the crowds this morning) and I'm feeling "the new era of responsibility" tha...

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Justice Roberts Flubs Obama Oath Of Office

AP | MARK SHERMAN | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts swore in Barack Obama as president Tuesday in the first of what could be many important interactions for...

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Bush Speech Writer: Obama's Address Was "Cliched"

Columbia Journalism Review | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Michael Gerson, who authored President George W. Bush's first and second inaugural addresses, offered on Fox News this critique of President Obama's s...

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