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    <body><![CDATA[It is a good thing that these days, if a Democratic candidate wants to continue war and occupation in Iraq, he has to call it &quot;phased redeployment&quot; a la Obama, rather than &quot;20,000 more troops,&quot; a la Kerry. People are fed up with the old policies, and they're looking towards candi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2367441">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've now finished this book, which I've been reviewing a chapter at a time. It exceeded the length limit a while back - follow the link at the end to get to the conclusion.<br/><br/>Before starting, I was concerned that it might lower my opinion of him. Many people have been rather dismissive, and...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44492149">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[  I read this over a couple of days at the library when I was killing time. I mostly read it to understand the other side, because I can't name one thing he advocates. Reading this confirms my assumption that his followers don't necessarily back him, it's that they just hate Bush. This book does not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17471921">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Barack Obama fills me with hope.<br/><br/>Hope for the United States, and hope for America's standing on the world stage.<br/><br/>This book shows the human side of a man who is running for president. He tackles many different issues from faith, race, family life, war, international relations, a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2167772">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I pay as little attention as possible to the political arena in the hope that I can find a healthy balance between being peripherally aware of what’s going on without being sucked into the madness.  I never intended to read this book and the only reason I picked it up in the first place was becaus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40626495">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In &quot;The Audacity of Hope:  Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream,&quot; Senator Barack Obama offers a message of hope to the cynics that would claim that our country is hopelessly divided and politics has devolved into a power game of little interest to ordinary Americans.  Senator Obama be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22695566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Often, I like to read books outloud. It helps me to stay attentive and be an active reader. Rarely is a book so pleasing to hear in my own voice as The Audacity of Hope was. Most political or historical writing can be cumbersome and difficult to explore in this manner. Barack Obama's writing, instea...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12463084">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Obama is not a writer nor a storyteller; good thing neither are required to be a good leader.  I like Obama, but this book was a seriously disappointment.  I don't know if I can honestly classify it as &quot;read,&quot; as I had to keep skimming and skimming to get to anything interesting.  Lots of ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4297090">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Is it possible to think clearly if you can't speak and write clearly? It must be, because Bush and Palin can't be stupid and have made it as far as they have. Oh, but what a pleasure it will be to have a President whose writing can compare with some of the Federalist Papers by Madison or the speeche...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38922031">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just finished Barack Obama’s “The Audacity of Hope,” which I started what feels like a year ago, but completing it at this point nicely dovetails in with all the unavoidable political coverage of late.  While there’s certainly no way I would have started this book in the MIDST of all the c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30451421">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Whether the reader agrees or disagrees with Obama's politics is of course the greatest factor in his or her enjoyment of the book.  As an Obama supporter, I was a biased reader and indeed very impressed by his writing and reasoning.  However, this book represents the core of his politics and is not ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17792003">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Lines that made me ponder -- not that I necessarily agreed with them: <br/><br/>There is a gap between the politics we have and the politics we need.<br/><br/>A government that truly represents these Americans – that truly serves these Americans – will require a different kind of politics. T...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12458644">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I picked up a copy of The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama in February 2007, about six months after it had been released. Prior to even opening the book, however, I was besieged by the breathless reactions of those around me: the best book ever; or shameless propaganda announcing his bid for preside...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5533333">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A somewhat interesting and fairly well written account of the backround and political views of current president Barack Obama. The autobiographical aspects of this book were interesting, hearing about what it was like growing up for Obama, about his Kenyan father and white mother, about the values h...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51481033">more...</a>]]></body>
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