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Former NBA star and ex-Republican CHARLES BARKLEY, during a CNN interview, blasting Fox News for its "corrupt" coverage of national politics...
...NEWS SPOKESMAN, referring to Barkley's notorious gambling habit and his contract as a sports analyst for TNT, which is owned by CNN's parent company...
...that Barkley, a former lawyer, lobbyist, state government official and bus driver, is entirely lacking in appeal. Says Steven Schier, political science professor at Carleton College: "[Barkley] doesn't have the sizzle. He's not cool. He's overweight, he's in his mid-50s and he's not particularly charismatic. [But] he is smart and articulate...
...moment, it appears Barkley is pulling a roughly equal percentage of votes from both Coleman and Franken. With two weeks still to go, it's certainly possible that Minnesotans will become just displeased enough with their options to catapult Barkley to victory. In this crazy race, 34% could be enough...
...Barkley probably can't get to 34%. Which means either Coleman - who recently swore off all negative campaigning - will survive the scare of his political life or Al Franken will become the most famous freshman Senator since Barack Obama...