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After months of adulatory press (minus a few weeks of Jeremiah Wright), have the national media finally begun responding to a large-scale critique of Barack Obama? Yes, argues Politico reporter Carrie Budoff Brown in a piece which she alleges that the Illinois senator is now being hit for being too arrogant: Barack Obama’s critics laid down the foundations of the strategy months ago: The Republican National Committee started the “Audacity Watch” back in April, and Karl Rove later fueled the attack by describing the first-term Illinois senator as “coolly arrogant.” It wasn’t until the last week, however, that the narrative...

WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee (RNC) today launched a new Web Site, titled “Obama Audacity Watch.” From Obama’s fond memories of “when I was a United States Senator” to his short-lived “presidential” seal, the Web site tracks his audacious comments. The Web site features news and video clips, and will be continually updated through Election Day. To view the RNC’s new Web site “Obama Audacity Watch,” click here. To learn more about Barack Obama, visit: www.MeetBarackObama.com.