The Brain Trusts; With his eclectic team of advisers, Barack Obama tries to foster a lively debate over policies and strategy.

U.S. News & World Report | September 15, 2008| | Copyright

Byline: Kenneth T. Walsh

Like so many presidential candidates before him, Barack Obama is impressed by the leadership skills of Abraham Lincoln, especially Lincoln's willingness to surround himself with strong-minded advisers who gave him a wide variety of ideas to choose from. It's the same approach Obama plans to use if he is elected president, aides say. "He wants people around him who have the courage to state their points of view," says an Obama adviser. "He wants the unvarnished opinions of the people he trusts."

This is already a hallmark of Obama's ...

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