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Obama campaign slams New Yorker cover
The Swampby Katie Fretland The cover of the new New Yorker magazine depicts a caricature of Sen. Barack Obama as Muslim, standing in a the Oval Office with a flag burning in the fire place and a painting of Osama bin......Tags: John McCain, Hyde Park, CBS Corp., Trinity United Church of Christ, Political Candidates
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New Yorker flap turns attention to satire
The Swampby Katie Fretland The cartoon on the cover of the latest New Yorker magazine depicting Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as militant radicals drew the ire of the presidential candidates Monday and posed the question of how satirical journalism......Tags: John McCain, Cartoons, Literature, Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture
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Barack Obama downplays magazine cover
The Swampby Katie Fretland Here's a person who doesn't think the newly-infamous New Yorker cover is a big deal: Barack Obama. In an interview with CNN's Larry King, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president said he had "seen and heard worse"......Tags: Entertainment, Cartoons, Barack Obama
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Obama: Iraq War a distraction
The Swampby Mike Dorning On the eve of a trip to foreign capitals in the Middle East and Europe, Barack Obama delivered a lengthy foreign policy address today that sharpens distinctions with John McCain over Iraq. He left no doubt that,......Tags: Treaties, Global Expansion, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Economic Organization, Civil Unrest
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Judge green-lights Gitmo trial
The Swampby James Oliphant A federal judge Thursday refused to block the war-crimes trial of Guantanamo detainee Salim Hamdan and it will go forward Monday as scheduled. Hamdan will be the first detainee to go before the Pentagon's revamped military commission.......Tags: Court Administration, Justice and Rights, Trials, National Government, Politics
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Evidence suppressed in first Gitmo trial
The Swampby James Oliphant Looking for the shape of things to come after the first day of the trial of accused al Qaeda operative Salim Ahmed Hamdan at Guantanamo Bay? How about the ruling by the military officer overseeing the proceedings......Tags: International Court or Tribunal, Prosecution, Prisoners and Detainees, Terrorism, Wars and Interventions
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More on the Obama humor deficit
The Swampby James Oliphant We discussed last week at length the problem late-night talk show hosts and others (such as a certain New York-based magazine) have had satirizing or mocking Barack Obama. Media critic Howard Kurtz took on the topic on......Tags: Cartoons, South Park (tv program), Sean Hannity, The New York Times, News Media
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The Onion's ultimate Obama puff piece
The Swampby Katie Fretland It definitely doesn't feature a burning flag or Osama bin Laden like the New Yorker's well-known satirical cover, but the Onion has some fun with the press and Obama, well mostly the press, in this week's edition.......Tags: John McCain, Politics, Barack Obama, Elections, Washington Post Co.
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Naked Ambition
Spin CycleWhich was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? 1. Gov. David A. Paterson, who???s called New York???s accidental governor, asking his audience at the NAACP: ???Why was this non-illustrious title held all these years for me????........Tags: Joseph Crowley, John McCain, NAACP, Executive Branch, Government
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Obama, McCain: On tour, on cue
The Swampby John Crewdson The Swamp watches the Sunday talks, so you can clean out the basement and argue with your spouse over whether to finally throw away those '60s L.P.s. Tom Brokaw shows us that, even without the departed Tim......Tags: John McCain, Executive Branch, Tim Russert, Terrorism, Beijing Games
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Obama cartoon offended Democrats most
The Swampby Katie Fretland Democrats were highly critical of the satirical New Yorker cartoon of Sen. Barack Obama, while Republicans were far less offended, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center. The cartoon depicted Obama and his wife,......Tags: John McCain, Entertainment, Cartoons, Barack Obama, Elections
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Laura Bush: Afghan work unfinished
The Swampby Mark Silva First Lady Laura Bush, who has waged a considerable amount of personal diplomacy in Afghanistan, says that she hopes to pursue work there after her husband leaves office - perhaps in conjunction with the research institute that......Tags: John McCain, Research, Executive Branch, Terrorism, Hamid Karzai
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