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29. januar ble Barack Obama intervjuet av CBS News' Katie Couric (hun som Sarah Palin dumma seg ut hos). Både Obama og de andre presidentkandidatene fikk det samme spørsmålet ( CBS ): Couric : If you were elected president, what is the one book other than the bible you would think is essential to have along? Obama : Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals." It was a biography of Lincoln. And she talks about Lincoln's capacity to bring opponents of his and people who have run against him in his cabinet. And he was confident enough to be willing to have these dissenting voices and confident enough to listen to the American people and push them outside of their comfort zone. And I think that part of what I want to do as president is push Americans a little bit outside of their comfort zone. It's a remarkable study in leadership. Obama har allerede valgt en av rivalene fra primærvalget - Joe Biden - som Visepresident, og nå virker der avklart at Obama velger s