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Presidential Election November 4th

Obama's Forgotten Inspiration: Theodore Parker

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Aaron Zelinsky

Obama did a much better job of reaching out to young, white evangelicals than Kerry did. It's therefore unsurprising that Obama employs the rhetoric of an earlier evangelical in his speeches.

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What We Will Remember: Obama's Victory Speech and McCain's Concession

Aaron Zelinsky | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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Aaron Zelinsky

Obama and McCain accomplished two very different objectives last night: Obama unified and inspired; McCain departed with grace. Here's what history will remember of the speeches of November 4, 2008.

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