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Posted: Wed Sep 12th, 2007 12:57 am

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"OBAMA: The Los Angeles Times does a profile-type story about Obama's political past and concludes, "From Chicago to Springfield, his past is filled with decidedly old-school political tactics -- a history of befriending powerful local elders, assisting benefactors and special interests, and neutralizing rivals. Obama may be packaged as something new among presidential contenders, but in this town where politics is played like a blood sport he fit right in." That's music to Clinton and Edwards' ears.

On Sunday, the New York Times wrote about Obama’s 2000 congressional primary loss to Rep. Bobby Rush (D). “The episode revealed a lot about Senator Obama -- now running for president, against the odds again and with a relatively slim résumé. It showed his impatience with the frustrations of his state Senate job; his outsize confidence; his fund-raising powers; his broad appeal; and his willingness to be what Abner J. Mikva, a former congressman and supporter, calls ‘a very apt student of his own mistakes.’” It also showed his difficulty wooing working-class African Americans. "

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