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Wednesday, June 4, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's epic win

The young senator makes history not only in terms of race, while a determined Hillary Clinton delays the inevitable a bit longer.
By Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, June 4, 2008 11:31 AM

    @softdog

    You're assuming that Obama cares about women and will work for women's causes. He has given no indication that he will. Just because somebody calls himself a Democrat, it is not safe to assume that he will be an actual Progressive. Obama has been ambivalent on abortion rights and calls female reporters "Sweetheart" and offers to kiss women in exchange for votes. That's not particularly indicative of general respect toward women. And his desire to reach out to Republicans and Independents, effectively throwing the left wing of the Democratic Party under the bus, is ... well, not promising.

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