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Barack Obama is claiming a link to the Wild West - Wild Bill Hickok, to be precise. Hickok is sixth cousin to Obama’s fourth great-grandfather, Jacob Dunham.
Obama’s Link to the Wild West

Nancy Pelosi made history when she became the first female Speaker of the House; now she’s arguably the most powerful Democrat in the country. She spoke to WNYC’s Leonard Lopate.
Nancy Pelosi’s Message to American Women

All three network anchors and dozens of other reporters followed Barack Obama on his whirlwind tour through the Mideast and Europe this week, sparking humor-infused complaints from the John McCain campaign. Project for Excellence in Journalism Director Tom Rosenstiel says there’s nothing new about hating on the media, but that Obama has in fact enjoyed a disproportionate amount of coverage.
On The Media: The Media Hearts Obama?

A written prayer that Barack Obama left this week in the cracks of the Western Wall, Judaism’s holiest site, asks God to guide him and guard his family, an Israeli newspaper reported Friday. The paper’s decision to make the note public drew fire. The rabbi in charge of the Western Wall, Shmuel Rabinovitz, said publishing the note intruded in Obama’s relationship with God.
Israeli Paper Publishes Obama Western Wall Prayer

Barack Obama stepped into the thicket of Mideast politics Wednesday, declaring that neither the Israelis nor the Palestinians are strong enough internally to make the bold concessions necessary for peace.
Obama visits Jordan
McCain Rallies Vets to Burnish War Credentials

In an interview with Glamour magazine, Obama said attacks on his wife are “infuriating.” The likely Democratic presidential nominee blamed the conservative press for going after his wife as if she were the candidate.
Attacks on Wife Get Under Obama’s Skin

McCain Hasn’t Ignited the Passions of Evangelicals

Shortly after 10 on Wednesday morning, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer asked his listeners what they think the term “good race relations” means. By 2PM, there were over 200 comments, many of them focused on Barack Obama’s candidacy.

Read the comments

Advocates for gay and lesbian families are denouncing Sen. John McCain for opposing adoptions by gays. But his presidential campaign said that he does not seek a federal ban on the practice.

McCain Assailed for Opposing Gay Adoption

Meanwhile, Sen. Barack Obama said Tuesday that overall U.S. interests have been hurt by the Bush administration’s decision to increase troop strength in Iraq 18 months ago.

Obama: Iraq Distracting from Every Other Threat

Barack Obama’s campaign says a satirical New Yorker magazine cover showing the Democratic presidential candidate dressed as a Muslim and his wife as a terrorist is “tasteless and offensive.” The illustration on the issue that hits newsstands Monday, titled “The Politics of Fear” and drawn by Barry Blitt, depicts Barack Obama wearing traditional Muslim garb - sandals, robe and turban - and his wife, Michelle - dressed in camouflage, combat boots and an assault rifle strapped over her shoulder - standing in the Oval Office.
New Yorker Cover Stirs Controversy

The Rev. Jesse Jackson apologized for “regretfully crude” comments he made about Barack Obama’s speeches in black churches during what he thought was a private conversation. On The Brian Lehrer Show, a journalist and a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, discuss the issue.
The Brian Lehrer Show: Obama and Jackson

Ask people to blurt out their first words about the two presidential candidates and one in five say “change” or “outsider” for Barack Obama and “old” for John McCain, according to an Associated Press-Yahoo News poll released Monday.
Old Guy vs. Change

Richard Wolffe, senior White House correspondent for Newsweek, talks about the latest political news. Shake up in the McCain campaign? Faith-based initiatives? VP speculation? Brian Lehrer covers it all!
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