"Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows……" — Jodi Kantor
"Those close to Mr. Obama say he grows irritated at being misunderstood - not just by opponents who insinuate that he caters to African-Americans, but also by black lawmakers and intellectuals who fault him for not making his presidency an all-out assault on racial disparity."
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10 Quotes by Jodi Kantor
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Candidates' wives are supposed to sit cheerfully through their husbands' appearances.
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Interpreting anyone's marriage - a neighbor's, let alone the president's - is extremely difficult.
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People who face too many demands - two careers, two children - often scale back somehow. The Obamas scaled up.
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I would say that Barack Obama has always been a real optimist about what can be accomplished. He believes that…
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First ladies, you know, we look at Michelle Obama, and we look at most first ladies, and they seem like…
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I spent a lot of time in the White House in the public areas where reporters are allowed to go,…
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Evangelical Christian politicians who cheat often raise questions about hypocrisy, especially if they preached piety in public and disregarded it…
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Mr. Romney is quick to uphold rules great and small. During primary debates, when his rivals spoke out of turn…
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In interviews with dozens of black advisers, friends, donors and allies, few said they had ever heard Mr. Obama muse…
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