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What's wrong with Obama's FightTheSmears.com

Obama's new site tries to fight ugly rumors by getting people to e-mail the truth to their friends. The strategy could backfire.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Monday, June 16, 2008 11:48 AM

    @Amspeck, @Leslie

    Amspeck: Right, that's what I said -- "more likely, because they trust what they've heard through e-mail and have never bothered to do a Web search."

    @Leslie: Yup, that's why the Obama camp is right to fight it.

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