Team Obama Goes Cherry-Picking

In the weeks since Mrs. Clinton officially suspended her candidacy, the Obama campaign has recruited the services of the Clinton campaign's director of national security, Lee Feinstein, as well as foreign-policy advisers Mara Rudman, the deputy national security advisor under Bill Clinton; Robert Einhorn, a former assistant secretary for nonproliferation at the State Department; and Stuart Eizenstat, an international-trade specialist who was policy ... Full Story »

Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Democrats, Democratic Nomination, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton
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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jul 3, 2008 - 8:03 AM PDT
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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 1, 2008

A quick, easy piece that does little more than legitimize the political theater of the primary season. Some of the quotes smack of public relations speak. The Obama campaign's absorption of Clinton staffers is not an unimportant topic, but that trend could have been better reported. This reads like a press release.

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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 1, 2008
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Gary Clark
1.3
by Gary Clark - Oct. 1, 2008

This piece says many Hillary advisors are being recruited for Obama's staff, in spite of prior antagonism, here are the names, all of whom may add substance to his oratory, and this may impact a healthcare proposal and Middle East policy. There is no analysis of specific impacts and contributions any of these people may have on the election, or anything else in the world except Obama's image. Reading this is a waste of time.

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