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In the May 19 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, May 12): "The O Team." Newsweek examines Barack Obama's campaign team, his management style and reports on how they're preparing to go up against the G.O.P. Plus: a memo from Newt Gingrich to Obama; interviews with Olmert, Peres and Fayyad on Israel's 60th; the drug bust at San Diego State; Penthouse Magazine diversifies; the battle between the tanning salons and dermatologists; Mormons on reality TV and family fat farms.(PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 05/11/2008 11 May 2008 16:34 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK Cover: The O Team Obama has Shown he can Run a Campaign. He'd Better get Ready for a War. Obama Told Campaign Aides There was to be no Drama: 'We're Going to Rise or Fall Together' Advisers Insist Race Will be About Big Issues, but are Ready for Mud War McCain Campaign Poring Over Obama Record; Want to Brand Him as 'Superduper Liberal' NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewsw...

Barack Obama Begs For Gay Vote Here is the open letter from Senator Obama that was just released: "I'm running for President to build an America that lives up to our founding promise of equality for all – a promise that extends to our gay brothers and sisters. It's wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation. And I ask for your support in this election so that together we can bring about real change for all LGBT Americans. Equality is a moral imperative. That's why throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate discrimination against LGBT Americans. In Illinois, I co-sponsored a fully inclusive bill that prohibited discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity, extending protection to the workplace, housing, and places of public accommodation. In the U.S. Senate, I have co-sponsored bills that would equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and provide benefits to domestic partners of federal emplo...