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25
Stephen Dinan, “Exclusive: Cantor: Obama’s not met with GOP leaders since May,”
Washington Times
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26
Molly K. Hooper, “Boehner: GOP Leaders Haven’t Met Obama for Health Talks Since April,”
The Hill
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27
Tom Price, “Now Obama Discovers GOP Health Care Proposals?” Big
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28
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USA Today
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29
Stephen Dinan and Kara Rowland, “Obama Denounces Hold Tactic He Used As Senator,”
Washington Times
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30
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[accessed June 29, 2010].

31
Frank James, “Obama Warns Mayors: ‘Will Call Them Out,’”
Chicago Tribune
, February 20, 2009; available at:
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32
President Barack Obama, “Remarks By The President To A Joint Session Of Congress On Health Care,” White
House.gov
, September 9, 2009; available at:
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33
Ceci Connolly and Michael D. Shear, “Obama Implores Congress to Act, In Arguing for a Public Option, He Emphasizes It’s ‘Only One Part of My Plan,’”
Washington Post
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34
“Flashback: Democrats Boo Bush at 2005 State of the Union,”
Real Clear Politics
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35
Mark Krikorian, “Obama Admits Joe Wilson Was Right,”
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36
President Barack Obama, “Remarks By The President To A Joint Session Of Congress On Health Care,” September 9, 2009.

37
Editors, “On Presidential Rhetoric, Obama’s ad hominem method and the politics of polarization,”
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38
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39
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40
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41
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42
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43
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44
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45
“Obama” Republicans ‘Do What They’re Told,’”
Real Clear Politics
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46
David M. Herszenhorn, “Updated: Obama Urges Democrats Forward On Health Care,”
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47
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48
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49
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50
Jake Tapper, “Obama Political Arm Says GOP House Members Caved to Insurance Lobby Pressure,” ABC News
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51
Michael O’Brien, “Dems Plan ‘Pain’ For GOP If They Drag Out Health Debate,”
The Hill,
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52
Chris Cillizza, “Ten Facts You Need to Know About Rahm Emanuel,”
Washington Post
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BYU Political Review
, January 27, 2010.

53
Steve Clemons, “Movement Left Has Stroke: Rahm Emanuel Accepts Obama’s Chief of Staff Offer,”
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54
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55
Peter Baker and Jeff Zeleny, “Emanuel Wields Power Freely, and Faces the Risks,”
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56
Jake Tapper, “Rahm Apologizes for Privately Calling Liberal Activists ‘Retarded,’” ABC News,
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57
Carol E. Lee, “Handling Problems the Obama Way,”
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58
“Sen. Gregg Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Nominee, Citing Conflicts,”
FOXNews.com
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59
Jake Tapper, “WH: Some Critics ‘Serving the Goals of al Qaeda,’” ABC News
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60
Jonathan Martin, “Obama ‘Gearing Up for a Fight,’”
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/19434.html
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61
Camille Paglia, “Obama’s Early Stumbles,”
Salon.com
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62
Peter Beinart, “Democrats, Forever Changed,”
The Daily Beast
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63
Steven Ertelt, “Notre Dame President Defends Pro-Abortion Obama Invite Despite Bishops’ Rules,”
LifeNews.com
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http://www.lifenews.com/state4046.html
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LifeNews.com
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http://www.lifenews.com/state4082.html
[accessed June 29, 2010].

64
Dan Gilgoff, God & Country, “Notre Dame Critics Tally $8.2 Million in Denied University Donations Over Obama,”
U.S. News & World Report
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[accessed June 29, 2010].

Chapter 5

1
Transcript,
Hardball With Chris Matthews
, Thursday, October 22, 2009.

2
“Alexander: ‘Unpresidential’ For Obama To Bring ‘Street Fighting’ In WH,”
Real Clear Politics Video
, October 23, 2009; available at:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2009/10/23/alexander_unpresidential_for_obama_to_bring_street_fighting_in_wh.html
.