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Your cover shouted of an "exclusive" grilling of Obama, yet you sadly missed the opportunity to elicit some answers from the Democratic candidate. There was no grilling to be had. For that, Klein might have had to bring up any one of dozens of serious policy, experience and belief questions that might not serve the campaign's narrative. It is indeed sad that the first time Obama is likely to actually feel any grilling is in the boiler room of the Oval Office. Jeffrey C. Kastelic, CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP...
...happening across the site," says founder and CEO Manish Chandra. Likewise, Etsy, a site where community members buy and sell handmade goods, pulled in $8.4 million in gross merchandise sales in October 2008, compared with $2.96 million during the same period in 2007. That's a gain that can elicit holiday cheer...
...audience members - unfamiliar with the tradition of the encore - left the hall. Perahia returned to play some more, and the remaining audience not only applauded, but let out a full-throated, almost primal whoop, one that seemed equal parts surprise, delight and palpable gratitude. Every performer strives to elicit that triptych of feelings. Only the rarest ones - in the rarest places - manage to achieve...
...exclusive" interview with Obama, yet you missed the opportunity to elicit some answers from the Democratic candidate. For that, Klein might have had to bring up any one of dozens of serious policy, experience and belief questions that might not serve the campaign's narrative. It is indeed sad that the first time Obama is likely to actually feel any grilling is in the boiler room of the Oval Office. Jeffrey C. Kastelic, Cranberry Township...
...areas and aging industrial towns have earned it the nickname Pennsyltucky. Clinton defeated Obama by racking up votes in this more culturally conservative region, including the suburbs of Pittsburgh, where Obama's ill-advised comments earlier this year about voters being "bitter" and clinging to "guns or religion" still elicit anger. It's also here where McCain will have to beat Obama by a huge margin to have any chance at pulling an upset. McCain has deployed running mate Palin, a favorite among conservatives, to make at least four appearances in the area this week...