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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 08:38 AM

    McCain's story

    Right-wingers themselves have observed that McCain's story about the Christian guard in the POW camp is not really about McCain's faith, but about his guard's faith. In this story, the guard takes the risk in identifying his beliefs and living by his principles. What has McCain's faith actually done for him? How did it help him when or after he tried to commit suicide, when or after he signed a confession to crimes he didn't commit? He. Will. Not. Say.

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