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By Megan McArdle
July 9, 2008

On the other side of the spectrum, some more stupid nitpicking: the New York Times discovers that Barack Obama, in his autobiography, may have made his life sound more interesting than it really was. A politician? Painting himself in the most politically convenient light? My God, pass the sleeping pills--I've lost my faith in humanity, and with it, my will to live.