Skelton, D-Missouri, warned Petraeus and Crocker they were staring into a deep well of skepticism and frustration on Capitol Hill.

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At the exact moment when you have flashed a new PowerPoint Image up on a screen (it helps if you turn to it and point as well) all heads in your audience should then be staring directly at your screen.

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If Obama had indeed seen the voting public staring back at him on the dais, he could well have won this, uh, debate.

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