Eli Saslow
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Eli Saslow is a staff writer at the Washington Post, where he covered the 2008 presidential cam_paign and has chronicled the president’s life inside the White House. Previously a sportswriter for the Post, he has won multiple awards for news and feature writing. Two of his stories have also appeared in Best American Sports Writing.

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Romney adviser woos Hispanic voters in Florida

Romney adviser woos Hispanic voters in Florida

Bertica Cabrera Morris, the Cuban-born adviser to Mitt Romney, hopes to persuade many of Florida’s 4.5 million Hispanics to support a candidate who has struggled to reach them.

Little entitlement, less opportunity

Little entitlement, less opportunity

Steven Murdock of Conway, S.C., out of work and about out of money, doesn’t see 2012 as a choice of “an entitlement society or an opportunity society.” He isn’t getting much of either.

Santorum’s S.C. team revels in momentum

Santorum’s S.C. team revels in momentum

The South Carolina primary will be the defining moment of Rick Santorum’s political career, and his campaign wonders whether his small team of volunteers there has what it takes.

In this Washington, ‘life is good’

In this Washington, ‘life is good’

Residents of Washington, Iowa, have spent months hearing Republican presidential candidates talk about problems they largely don’t have.