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Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Quote of the day: Obama on Clinton

When Hillary attacks!
Katharine Mieszkowski

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  • Saturday, February 16, 2008 08:45 PM

    Not sexist but...

    why does this coverage seem to assume that Clinton plays dirty, will do anything to win, etc., and that Obama is somehow pure and above the fray? As if he just happened to wander into politics, as if he hasn't carefully calculated his career like anyone else would.

    New York Magazine has an interesting article on this, about how Hillary is trapped in her "story" and Obama has been freed by his: http://nymag.com/news/politics/powergrid/44211/

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