http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/nur_laiq en http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2007/10/obama-2008-usa-vote-hope http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2007/10/obama-2008-usa-vote-hope Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT Nur Laiq Obama once wrote that, in his youth, marijuana "could flatten out the landscape of my heart". I hope running for the presidency isn't having the same effect on him.

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