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Obama Wins ‘Petraeus Primary’ for Best Use Of Senate Iraq Hearing

By Morton M. Kondracke
Roll Call Executive Editor
April 10, 2008, Midnight

Judging by his agile performance at Tuesday’s Iraq hearings, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) now is opting for the famous George Aiken formula from Vietnam days: Declare victory and get out.

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Rep. Frank Pallone waits Feb. 8 for the start of a news conference to introduce legislation to keep arsenic and lead out of fruit juices.

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