Obama Tries to Close the Deal in Pittsburgh

It was fitting that Barack Obama brought his closing argument speech to Pittsburgh: this is a city of many lives, one born in a cradle of steel and promise that collapsed and rose again and knows something about reinvention. "The American story has never been about things coming easy," Obama said. "It's about seeing the highest mountaintop from the deepest of valleys." This hilly city is as good a place as any to come for that kind of view. It is, ... Full Story »

Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Subjects: U.S., Politics
Topics: Presidential Election 2008, Obama Administration, Elections
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Oct 28, 2008 - 8:19 AM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Oct 28, 2008 - 11:37 AM PDT

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Derek Hawkins
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by Derek Hawkins - Oct. 28, 2008

Well written, but pretty generic. This reads like most campaign coverage I've seen lately. A simple report.

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Kaizar Campwala
2.9
by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 28, 2008

While there is some useful comparison of McCain and Obama's campaign strategies, this piece is WAY too pro-Obama without being insightful or original.

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Valliappa Lakshmanan
3.5
by Valliappa Lakshmanan - Oct. 28, 2008

Good reporting. The excerpts of Obama's stump speeches are better than the article itself, though.

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