<feed version="0.3" xml:lang="en-us" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><generator>Plime/1</generator><title>Why can't Barack Obama close the deal? : ATOM 0.3</title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/"/><tagline>Why can't Barack Obama close the deal? : ATOM 0.3</tagline><author><name>www.plime.com</name><email>plime@plime.com</email></author><copyright>2008, www.plime.com.</copyright><modified>2008-11-18T12:10:12+01:00</modified><entry><title><![CDATA[Why can't Barack Obama close the deal?]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/" /><id>59440</id><summary><![CDATA[Why can't Barack Obama close the deal?]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T13:09:55+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T13:09:55+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[It's a question Hillary Rodham Clinton and her surrogates raised through the last days of the caustic Pennsylvania primary contest. And unfortunately for Obama - who lost to the former first lady by a 10-point margin Tuesday night - it's a question that bears repeating.]]></content></entry><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%' style='padding-top:5px;margin-bottom:0px;' class='trh'><tr valign='bottom'><td><table cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0'><tr valign='bottom'><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabs lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-comments'><a href='/politics/l/59440/1/' class='plime2 td mn'>comments (6)</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-related'><a href='/politics/l/59440-related/1/' class='plime td mn'>related</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-share'><a href='/politics/l/59440-share/1/' class='plime td mn'>share</a></td><td class='minitabspc' style='font-size:7px'>&nbsp;</td><td class='minitabd lg'  nowrap="nowrap" id='tab-history'><a href='/politics/l/59440-history/1/' class='plime td mn'>edit history (0)</a></td></tr></table></td><td class='minitabspc' style='width:100%' valign='middle'><table width='100%'><tr class='regular'><td align='right'> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&lt;</a><span> <b><a class='page-selected td' href='/politics/l/59440/1/'>1</a></b> <a onclick='return false' class='page-dull td'>&gt;</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><entry><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 2:43:16 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/atom0_3.rss#q7" /><id>245769</id><summary><![CDATA[^_^]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T14:43:16+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T14:43:16+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[^_^]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 2:43:10 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/atom0_3.rss#q6" /><id>245767</id><summary><![CDATA[&lt;_&lt;]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T14:43:10+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T14:43:10+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[&lt;_&lt;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 2:43:03 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/atom0_3.rss#q5" /><id>245766</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/59440/1/#q4"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>chinook</b> : You've got my flag upside down.  <br/><br/>Just in case you didn't notice.</i></div>&gt;_&gt;]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T14:43:03+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T14:43:03+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/59440/1/#q4"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>chinook</b> : You've got my flag upside down.  <br/><br/>Just in case you didn't notice.</i></div>&gt;_&gt;]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[chinook @ 4/23/2008 2:11:06 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/atom0_3.rss#q4" /><id>245735</id><summary><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/59440/1/#q3"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>coldbladed</b>&#160;:&#160;The pundits will spend the evening trying to figure out how Obama lost a state he never had a lead in. Reverend Wright, AB...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T14:11:06+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T14:11:06+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[<div class='qp pad d'><a class="page-dull td" href="/politics/l/59440/1/#q3"><b>&laquo;</b></a>&nbsp;<i><b>coldbladed</b>&#160;:&#160;The pundits will spend the evening trying to figure out how Obama lost a state he never had a lead in. Reverend Wright, ABC&#8217;s debate debacle, bitter clingers, Soccer Moms and Bowling Grandparents, yada yada. The reason is: Clinton is popular in Pennsylvania - it&#8217;s not any more complicated than that. The truth is Elvis would beat them both hands down if his name were on the ballot. But you can&#8217;t really fill up six hours saying that.<br/><br/>-http://www.socksandbarney.com/</i></div>You've got my flag upside down.  <br/><br/>Just in case you didn't notice.]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[coldbladed @ 4/23/2008 1:27:35 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/atom0_3.rss#q3" /><id>245694</id><summary><![CDATA[The pundits will spend the evening trying to figure out how Obama lost a state he never had a lead in. Reverend Wright, ABC&#8217;s debate debacle, bitter clingers, Soccer Moms and Bowling Grandparents, yada yada. The reason is: Clinton is popular in Penns...]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T13:27:35+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T13:27:35+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[The pundits will spend the evening trying to figure out how Obama lost a state he never had a lead in. Reverend Wright, ABC&#8217;s debate debacle, bitter clingers, Soccer Moms and Bowling Grandparents, yada yada. The reason is: Clinton is popular in Pennsylvania - it&#8217;s not any more complicated than that. The truth is Elvis would beat them both hands down if his name were on the ballot. But you can&#8217;t really fill up six hours saying that.<br/><br/>-http://www.socksandbarney.com/]]></content></entry><entry><title><![CDATA[DerAlt @ 4/23/2008 1:23:20 PM]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.plime.com/politics/l/59440/1/atom0_3.rss#q2" /><id>245692</id><summary><![CDATA[Because each state reflects a differing opinion?? Duh.]]></summary><issued>2008-04-23T13:23:20+01:00</issued><modified>2008-04-23T13:23:20+01:00</modified><content type="text/html" mode="escaped"><![CDATA[Because each state reflects a differing opinion?? Duh.]]></content></entry></feed>