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...Blagojevich won re-election by investing heavily in television advertising that again linked his Republican opponent to George Ryan's sins. But by then, Blagojevich's reputation as a clean-government reformer was already sullied. Even the haircut and GQ suits were looking out of date...
...suit lapel was (mostly) given a warm welcome during his first stop in Chicago. He stopped in to see Zariff, the Chicago barber who has been cutting Obama's hair for the past 14 years. He sat on the same chair where Obama usually sits and got the same haircut - with scissors made in Japan - exactly the way Obama likes it. Between getting the Obama cut, eating his favorite food at his favorite Chicago diner, and sitting on the bench at the park where Obama used to bring his then-girlfriend Michelle, Notchi got plenty of inspiration for his performance...
...aware. While this might immediately eliminate a few notorious public figures - like the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, say, or Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - it's harder to tell whether there might be any hidden evils lurking in the dusty VHS recording of your high school graduation speech, other than the bad haircut...
...hard cider" campaign, candidates have tried to strike an Everyman pose, and missteps that have made them look "out of touch" - like George H.W. Bush checking his watch during an economic debate, or John Kerry windsurfing off Nantucket, or even Bill Clinton of Hope, Ark., getting an expensive haircut - have created major political headaches...
...been annoyed by the attention, but clearly he wasn't deterred by it. Nineteen months later, Obama, now a worldwide celebrity and the presumptive Democratic nominee, is heading to his native Hawaii for a weeklong vacation, with dozens of reporters in tow shadowing his every move from getting a haircut to biking with his daughters. No matter how low-key his intentions, there's little chance of the trip not looking like victorious Caesar returning from the front: not only did Obama win the Aloha State's primary and the Democratic nomination, he is arguably already the best-known Hawaiian...