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Rise of the Obamicans
Obama’s latest GOP pick, Jim Leach fpr the National Endowment of the Humanities, proves why his historically large outreach to Republicans is working.
John Avlon
Published
Jun. 4 2009
7:49PM EDT
Gerald Herbert / AP Photo; Charlie Neibergall / AP Photo
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