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by David Swerdlick onDecember 16, 2008
The 'success' of the surge is the only talking point McCain has left. Obama needs to squelch it tonight.
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by Saaret E. Yoseph onDecember 16, 2008
An ominous e-mail has been causing quite a bit of confusion for voters recently. With an urgent warning to recipients, the e-mail claims that election officials have the right to turn away any voters wearing campaign paraphernalia to the polls. Is this e-mail the real deal or just another online urban myth? No worries, The Root Explainer to the rescue...
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by David Swerdlick onDecember 15, 2008
Powell's endorsement repudiates both Bush and McCain and could drive undecideds into the Obama column.
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by Karen Dewitt onDecember 15, 2008
Fed up with the political rollercoaster, I'm saving myself for Nov. 5.
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December 15, 2008
Obama is poised to carry the new Virginny back into the Democratic column.
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by Henry Louis Gates Jr. onDecember 15, 2008
In his ongoing video interview series, "The Vine with Henry Louis Gates Jr." The Root Editor-in-Chief talks with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka about Sudan, Mugabe, slavery and, of course, Obama
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by Michael E. Ross onDecember 15, 2008
Even in American politics, family trumps everything.
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by Helena Andrews onDecember 15, 2008
The tragic murders of Jennifer Hudson's family are a crushing reminder of the many ills Barack Obama cannot magically heal.
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by Jack White onDecember 15, 2008
Jack White returns to the Home for Retired Racial Stereotypes to find out about Obama's secret weapon.
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by Dayo Olopade onDecember 15, 2008
Pennsylvania is a must win for McCain. But, Obama's secret weapon might be the over-60 crowd.
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