Barack Obama, the son of a a black man from Kenya and a white man from Kansas, really is a moment for the history books. Nobody does a slip-up with such conviction like ABC’s Terry Moran.

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1. ABC’s Terry Moran Flub About Obama’s Parents on Nightline
2. Breaking Down All Kinds of Barriers
3. Funniest Goof Ever!
4. Indeed, Mr. Moran
5. Another Layer of Controversy
6. You Learn Something Every Day
7. Best Damn Blooper on TV
8. Barack Obama has Two Dads

POLITICS BUZZ: An information architect is running against an incumbent as a Kansas State Representative. Here is his story. Tevis’ incredibly web-friendly presence — his main page has a XKCD-style webcomic laying out his goals — has made him a hit among the Twitterati. He’s already more than doubled the Kansas State record for number of number of donors. And he uses the word frack!

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1. Running for Office: It’s Like A Flamewar with a Forum Troll, but with an Eventual Winner
2. Twitter Loves Sean Tevis’ Site: “This is the best political campaign site I’ve ever seen”
3. Sean Tevis’ State Rep. Site
4. “I feel it’s my duty to help him get the word out to his fellow Kansans”
5. The First True Internet Candidate?

POLITICS BUZZ: The Governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius, is receiving a lot of mentions as a possible running mate for Barack Obama. As a popular female official in a largely white (and conservative) state she may provide all the benefits of Hillary Clinton with less awkwardness. She’s not that much of a centrist either.

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1. She Would Complete the “Obama Puzzle”
2. “The Case for Kathleen Sebelius”
3. Along With Other Possibles, She is Raising Her Profile
4. She Endorsed Obama Before It Was Cool
5. “… Kathleen Sebelius is Obama’s best bet.”
6. She Gave the Democratic Response to the 2007 State of the Union Speech
7. She Signed an Executive Order Banning Descrimination Based on Sexual Orientation
8. Sebelius on Wikipedia
9. The Official Biography