Obama factor
Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., campaigns with Sen. Kennedy, D-Mass., during a rally on the campus of American University in Washington, D.C., after he received endorsements from Sen. Kennedy and Caroline Kennedy. (AP photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) Full story
Playing the race card: Nothing new for Clinton
Howard Manly
It started as a joke — something funny that comedian Chris Rock wrote in Vanity Fair about Bill Clinton being the first black president.
The joke gained gravitas when Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison pondered why President Clinton received second-hand treatment from conservatives during his scandal-plagued eight years in office. Full story
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Obama sweeps S.C., ready for Super Tuesday
Brian Wright O’Connor
DILLON, S.C. — Maggie Manning, standing beneath a faded Coca-Cola sign on the brick siding of a dry goods store, looked down Main Street past the vacant storefronts and slant-in parking spaces, mostly empty, and accurately predicted that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama would sweep this old mill town. Full story
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 Patrick speech highlights jobs, education, civic engagement
Steve LeBlanc
Gov. Deval Patrick, delivering his first State of the State address last Thursday evening, said the key to reviving the state’s economy is strengthening education, creating more jobs and inspiring the public to become more engaged in civic life. Full story
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