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By Dan Balz and Shailagh Murray | Monday, April 21, 2008 | The Washington Post

“…The Pennsylvania race has forced Obama to rewrite his script from earlier contests, with the result being a more aggressive tone and style in the final hours of this campaign than had been the case in previous states. Far more than at any other time in the campaign, Obama has applied pressure to Clinton, both on the stump and in his increasingly negative advertising.

The dramatic shifts in Obama’s campaign in Pennsylvania reflect the lessons learned from earlier disappointments, when victories might have driven Clinton from the race. In the closing days of previous contests, the senator from Illinois almost appeared to coast toward the finish, wary of appearing too aggressive toward Clinton for fear that undecided voters would find her a sympathetic figure….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/20/AR2008042002396_pf.html