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Obama's Week of Brilliant Stunts

Thwarting a Chicago race hustle, dining with conservatives, and resisting cries to try Dubya and Cheney for war crimes—Barack Obama's dazzling week.

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Wielding actual power in the highest position is very different from games and principles expressive of a narrow focus down below. All of that becomes clear as we look at what Barack Obama, the "new sheriff in town," has to deal with as troubles rear up in the forms that...

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