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How Obama and the radical became news

Story highlights the path from blog to mainstream

William Ayers backed Obama. William Ayers backed Obama. (david handschuh/ap file)
By Joanna Weiss
Globe Staff / April 18, 2008

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It began as a blog entry in 2005 from a woman to the left of Barack Obama. It turned into a conservative cause célèbre. Then it entered the mainstream consciousness in a prime-time debate on ABC. (Full article: 1027 words)

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