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Sunday, August 17, 2008 12:00 AM

Barack Obama's purpose-driven gamble

The Democrat wanted to show he could compete for evangelical votes, too. Will he succeed?
By Mike Madden

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  • Sunday, August 17, 2008 08:06 AM

    The brethern

    I guess I am an ignorant yahoo (see post above), but I thought McCain addressed the questions more directly, without the signature ah-ah-ahs and no, I don't think he cheated with an earpiece. As for "Do this to the least of my brothers"--where are the sisters? This religion thing, though, should not be such a big litmus test.

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