Buckley resigns amid backlash
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Author and humorist Christopher Buckley resigned from the National Review, a conservative magazine founded by his father, after readers complained about his endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama in an online publication.
Buckley, son of the late William F. Buckley, made the endorsement on thedailybeast .com. He has worked as a speechwriter for Republican presidential nominee John McCain and President George H.W. Bush.
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