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A Hughes Comeback
The president's missing ingredient. Plus: Kerry-Edwards means a lousy appetite.
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Edwards later appeared on the south side of the Windy City with Illinois candidate for Senate Barack Obama. The two walked through Manny’s Coffee Shop & Deli, again with reporters kept a safe distance from the candidates.
As has been the case with both Kerry and Edwards in a number of dining establishments across the country, the Carolinian did not receive a universal warm welcome during the lunch hour appearance. Some diners grumbled about being interrupted, while others just glared at Edwards.
p>Kerry-Edwards advance staffers made a point of scurrying about the room, steering the candidates away from potential “trouble tables,” as they are now termed. “After some of the problems in Pennsylvania and Ohio” — where Kerry has been confronted with unfriendly receptions by individuals, a campaign source said — “we’re much more attuned to the settings we are putting them in and the potential coverage they might receive.” br> /p>
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