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Thomas F. Schaller
Clinton, backers should put a stop to party disunity - August 12, 2008 - It's August. The Democratic National Convention starts in two weeks, and the general election is less than 100 days away. The presumptive nominee, Sen. Barack Obama, is stuck in a curiously tight contest with Republican Sen. John McCain, the opponent Mr. Obama needs to be focusing on.
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C. Fraser Smith
Majorette missing, but 50th reunion still worth the trip - August 17, 2008 - It's been some months since my high school reunion. I don't know why I waited so long. The determination slipped away with almost the same momentum as the passing years.
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Ron Smith
Short attention spans and short memories - August 20, 2008 - Nicholas Carr thinks that Google is making us "stoopid." In a recent piece in The Atlantic, he says those of us who constantly surf the Net can't concentrate properly anymore -- that instant access to virtually all information reduces our attention span. Mr. Carr says he can no longer immerse himself in a book or a long article, something that used to be easy for him. Has this happened to you? I thought so. It's happened to me as well.
Andrew Ratner
Obama bests McCain in battle of Web sites - July 13, 2008 - The allure of Sen. Barack Obama's candidacy to people nimble with the Internet was clear long before he became his party's front-runner. A Web designer produced an online video mimicking a famed Apple Computer commercial to mock rival Hillary Clinton before the first primary vote was even cast.
