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A story of nasty surprises

From Slate, Ron Rosenbaum writes in defense of Obama's patriotism: A dissent on the pledge. From The Atlantic Monthly, Hillary Clinton tried to teach Barack Obama about power, but then he got ideas of his own: A story of nasty surprises, dueling war rooms, and the Drudge Report. Bunker Hillary: Hillary's press operation is tightly managed, vindictive, and very, very effective. Shankar Vedantam on the Myth of the Iron Lady. So Happy Together: Bill archenemy Richard Mellon Scaife now has admiration for him — huh? From Salon, there’s only one way to understand the candidacy of John Edwards: He’s a damn good trial lawyer, and he’s prevailed against steeper odds than this (and an interview); and an article on the dark side of Mike Huckabee: The national media seems to have a crush on our ex-governor, but here in Arkansas, we know better. Rudy's new best friend: Now that Giuliani has embraced Pat Robertson's endorsement, the mayor should have to answer for the preacher's extremism and outright loony talk. Hey, candidate, I’m all yours, your very own pied piper: An endorsement can be a dream, a dud or none of the above. Consultant in Chief: An interview with Mitt Romney. From The New Yorker, an article on collegiate Ron Paul fans (and more on the conservative wildcard). From Jewcy, an article on Ron Paul's Jewish problem. From Conservative Battleline, Paul Weyrich on third party talk.