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Ta-Nehisi Coates - Ta-Nehisi Coates is a senior editor for The Atlantic, where he writes about culture, politics, and social issues for TheAtlantic.com and the magazine. He is the author of the memoir The Beautiful Struggle. More

Born in 1975, the product of two beautiful parents. Raised in West Baltimore—not quite The Wire, but sometimes ill all the same. Studied at the Mecca for some years in the mid-’90s. Emerged with a purpose, if not a degree. Slowly migrated up the East Coast with a baby and my beloved, until I reached the shores of Harlem. Wrote some stuff along the way.
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Obama courting conservatives

By Ta-Nehisi Coates

Jan 14 2009, 11:00 AM ET Comment

I think Matt is basically right. I don't see why i'm supposed to be pissed that Obama shared a meal with a bunch of right-wing columnists. I love the shot at bloggers, though. The more I read those sort of backhands, the more I think it's just job anxiety.

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