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Notes Photo December 1, 2008

S.O.S. Announcement: The Gaze

Considering Hillary and Obama's relationship, my takes is that Hillary really looks up to Barack now.

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Notes Photo November 26, 2008

Holiday Study In Contrast

The Bush/Obama contrast on the eve of Thanksgiving in a shattered economy.

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Notes Photo November 24, 2008

Obama/Clinton: "Golden Straight Jacket" Vs. "Yes We Can"

As the Obama - Clinton relationship evolves in the new administration, it will be curious to see what is read into it by those still lingering in one camp or the other

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Notes Photo November 22, 2008

So, Who Does Your Weekly YouTube Address?

Regarding Obama's latest Weekly Radio Address, the staging is an improvement, but it still seems that there ought to be a more 21st century look for this 21st century method of communication.

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Notes Photo November 19, 2008

Obama Introduces Bubba To New Concept — Submission

Maybe Hillary failed in her campaign promise to the American people to contain her husband, but Obama seems up to the task of an up-to-now unheard of roping in

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Notes Photo November 17, 2008

Your Turn: FDO

Regarding the TIME Obama as FDR cover, are the historical analogies getting a bit much? BAGreaders take over.

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John’s Face

Vanquished or not, John McCain is never very happy -- or social.

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Notes Photo November 15, 2008

(Newsweek’s) Obama’s Lincoln

God speed to the administration-in-waiting, not just for its supreme confidence but for the corresponding encouragement of legendary comparisons. Here's the image Obama cut with Newsweek this week, based on the president-elect's deep identification with Lincoln as a model and inspiration

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Your Turn: The New Yorker’s 44 Cover

With president-elect Obama -- in the space of a week -- having elevated to a whole new level of artistic and metaphorical inspiration, I'm curious about this cover of The New Yorker.

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Notes Photo November 14, 2008

Hillary And Barack II ?

Is Obama really willing to deal with the amount of political oxygen Hillary would consume?

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Notes Photo November 13, 2008

Cheneys Meet Bidens At The Doorstep

Vice President Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne greet Vice President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill at the Vice President's residence.

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Your Turn: Welcome to My World, Barack

his coming weekend, the NYT Mag is publishing a major article about "where this government has taken the United States and what sort of world it will leave for the next president." I'm interest in your take on these prominent, and rather strange accompanying illustrations.

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Notes Photo November 11, 2008

Steps From The Oval Office

The best shots I saw of President-elect Obama's White House visit?

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Veteran’s Memorial, Soldier Field

What Obama restores here in this Veteran's Day scene is something Bush largely extinguished through his subjugation of the American psyche.

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Notes Photo November 10, 2008

Headed For Afghanistan

It's an evocative image, even if it wasn't Veterans Day. It was taken at the U.S. military's base in Mosul on election night.

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Obama – Bush White House Visit: What Was Laura’s Problem?

Although the media completely looked the other way, Laura Bush did something quite strange while posing with the Obama's right after the couple arrived at the White House this afternoon.

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Notes Photo November 9, 2008

Flickr Friends: You, Me And The Obamas

I've been looking at the Barack Obama election night Flickr set that many of you have written me about.

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Notes Photo November 8, 2008

Only One President At A Time (Heh, Heh)

t's simply a brilliant shot, visually indistinguishable from a first cabinet meeting a mere three days into Obama's transition.

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