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Wednesday, November 21, 2007 12:00 AM

Shecky Obama

In a self-deprecating riff worthy of standup, the Illinois senator gets "Fired up!"
Walter Shapiro

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  • Wednesday, November 21, 2007 08:04 PM

    so I'm going to have to be the only one...

    who really liked this post? It's a funny insight into the reality of campaigning, a strange story that Obama obviously enjoys telling. Anybody can pontificate on the 'import of 2008'. I liked it.

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