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The Election Ain't Over Yet -- Quite a Few Hurdles Remain for Obama

By Steven Stark

Boston Phoenix | July 31, 2008

In the wake of Barack Obama's triumphant European tour, the political press continues, by and large, to declare the election all but over.

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Tags: 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, media

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The Boston Phoenix was founded in 1966 as an arts and entertainment newspaper for the 18-40 year old market. Today, with editions in Rhode Island and Portland, Maine, the Phoenix has a distribution of 220,000 and more than 600,000 readers...

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