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Obama Working Class Whites

Reclaiming "We"

Terrance Heath | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics

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Terrance Heath

When it comes to health care reform, the states most likely to benefit -- because they have the highest percentages of uninsured citizens -- are the source of the loudest objections to reform.

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Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

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Obama And The Midwestern Color Line

Chicago Magazine | David Mendell | Posted 10.18.2008 | Chicago

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In fall 2006, before Barack Obama and his coterie of astute political strategists decided to launch his campaign for president, they burrowed into the...

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