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SalonToday in Salon: Thursday February 28, 2008
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Obama should be proud to be named Hussein

The attacks on Barack Obama's middle name have begun, but the likely Democratic nominee joins a long line of famous Americans with Semitic names, from Benjamin Franklin to Omar Bradley

By Juan Cole
MachinistMachinist
Video DogVideo Dog
How the World WorksHow the World Works
BroadsheetBroadsheet
War RoomWar Room
The unlikeliest gangbanger
A Grateful Dead-loving sociology student wormed his way into a Chicago gang -- and then stuck around to write a compelling portrait of life in the projects.
By Laura Miller
Glenn GreenwaldGlenn Greenwald
Are Barack Obama and John McCain hypocrites?
As underdogs, they embraced public financing. But now, as the likely nominees, they're looking longingly at millions in private contributions.
By Mike Madden
Watch people fish. Win $1 million
A former Wall Street raider is about to launch the richest fantasy league ever. Ah, the American sporting life.
By Mark St. Amant
Curious George
Preparing for his 14th HBO comedy special, George Carlin waxes philosophic on the freedom that comes from not giving a #%&@.
By Heather Havrilesky
William F. Buckley Jr., 1925-2008
Remembrances of the National Review founder by James Michener, Jackie Robinson, Ted Koppel, Andrea Dworkin, Oliver North, Mike Wallace and other notables.
Compiled by Dana Cook
Does Obama's baritone give him an edge?
A powerful voice is a "god-given sound," says opera's Lotfi Mansouri. Obama's baritone seems to have that magic. Clinton's higher-pitched voice, not so much.
By Frank Browning
Tom the Dancing Bug
Superdelegate: He came to save them from democracy!
By Ruben Bolling
I'm wasting my semester abroad watching TV in my apartment
Could I really be blowing the definitive period of my college life?
By Cary Tennis
TV Daily
Thursday: "Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew," better than you might imagine? Plus: What did you think of "Men in Trees" on Wednesday?
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Statement game in Boston for the Cavs. The statement: A loss. Plus Rocket to media he's done using: Drop dead.
By King Kaufman
Beyond the MultiplexBeyond the Multiplex
Blog ReportThe Blog Report
Your guide to the political blogosphere – left, right and everywhere.
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