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In the October 13 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, October 6): "She's One of the Folks (And that's the problem)." Editor Jon Meacham writes an essay about how Sarah Palin's populist view of high office is risky for the country. Plus: the problems the next president will inherit; Biden opens up about the campaign; the fall of America Inc.; an interview with Irani Foreign Minister Mottaki; the Women & Leadership series and keeping kids healthy in cold-weather months. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) |||DW_DOM_101308.tif NEW YORK UNITED STATES 10/05/2008 5 Oct 2008 16:56 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK Cover: She's One of the Folks (And That's the Problem) Editor Jon Meacham On Sarah Palin's Folksiness: 'Do We Want Leaders Who Are Everyday Folks ... Or Who Understand Everyday Folks?' Palin's Populist View Of High Office -- Hey, Vice President Six-Pack, What Should We Do About Pakistan? -- Is Dangerous NEW YORK, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Newsweek...

18 Apr 2008 15:52 Africa/Lagos Senator Barack Obama to Appear as a Guest on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' Monday, April 21 at 11:00 P.M. NEW YORK, April 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senator Barack Obama will make an appearance as a guest on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Monday, April 21 at 11:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Senator Obama will appear via satellite from Pittsburgh, PA on the eve on the Pennsylvania primary. This will mark the Senator's third appearance on "The Daily Show." He previously appeared as a guest on August 22, 2007 and November 7, 2005. "The Daily Show" airs Monday-Thursday at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT and repeats at 1:00 a.m. the same night and at 10:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. the following day. The April 21 interview will be posted for viewing the following day at both www.thedailyshow.com and www.indecision2008.com with URL and embed links. Other politicians who have appeared on "The Daily Show" include fo...

Number of Democrats who See Each Democratic Candidate as Presidential Hillary Clinton 44% Barack Obama 17% John Edwards 14% Bill Richardson 4% Joe Biden 3% Chris Dodd 2% Dennis Kucinich 1% Mike Gravel 1% In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination, it’s Hillary Clinton 38%, Barack Obama 27% and John Edwards 14%. Bill Richardson is supported by 4%, Joe Biden and Dennis Kucinich by 3% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters. ( see recent daily numbers ). Iowa: Clinton 29% Obama 26% Edwards 22% Florida: Huckabee 27% Romney 23% Giuliani 19% 47% Say White House Knew About CIA's Torching of Torture Tapes Generic Congressional Ballot: Democrats 46% Republicans 36% Obama Ties Giuliani 43% to 43%, Leads Romney by Four

Thursday's Democratic debate did little to help voters who have not made up their minds about which candidate to support. If anything, the six Democrats made the job harder for being so darn nice to one another for 90 minutes. The Des Moines Register Must Read: "Hillary's Unprecedented Experience on the World Stage" by Lissa Muscatine and Melanne Verveer on Huffington Post .