2004 Election

Come To Ohio! What We Can Learn From 2004 - And What We Can Do In 2008

Sandi DuBowski | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Sandi DuBowski

This election created a whole new generation of activists. We have energy and we have numbers. Justice will prevail. A people awakened cannot be put back to sleep.

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GOP Tech Guru Subpoenaed in '04 Ohio Election Case, Rove Could Be Next

Brad Friedman | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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Brad Friedman

A recent flurry of activity in the long-standing King Lincoln v. OH Sec. of State lawsuit concerning voting rights violations in the state has resulted in the judge lifting the stay.

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Mad Over Sarah Palin? Time To Get Busy for Obama.

Erik Ose | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

How can progressives channel our outrage over the prospect of an unqualified, dangerously far-right wing pitbull with lipstick like Sarah Palin a heartbeat away from the presidency?

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What's The Matter With Kentucky? (Republicans Want To Know)

Mark Nickolas | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

There are some unmistakable signs that the pendulum is swinging back sharply to the Democrats, even in a red state like Kentucky.

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GOP Vote Suppressors Blackwell and Von Spakovsky Set to Testify in House on "Lessons Learned from 2004 Election"

Brad Friedman | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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Brad Friedman

Former Ohio Sec. of State Kenneth Blackwell and disgraced former FEC chair Hans Von Spakovsky have confirmed that they will testify about the myriad crimes that occurred on and by their watch in the 2004 Presidential Election.

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Tapping Barack Obama's Phone

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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Jonathan Leigh Solomon

When Obama eschewed the pundit's red-blue-purple state preoccupation during his '04 Democratic Convention speech, he was choosing poetry over polls.

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My Interview with Matt Taibbi on His Book, the Media, the Election and His Spat with Erica Jong

Ben Cohen | Posted 06.19.2008 | Media

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Ben Cohen

Matt Taibbi: "I think there was a lot of real anger there and I got caught up in that, I think unfairly because I'm not a misogynist, I'm a misanthrope."

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The Disintegration of John McCain

Paul Jenkins | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

Even still-enamored journalists cannot fail to notice that it would be difficult to find a candidate less suited for the times or the office than McCain right now.

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HBO's Recount Demands a Sequel for 2004...and a Prayer for 2008

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 05.26.2008 | Media

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Harvey Wasserman

Recount is long overdue. Now it's time for the media to finally face up to Act 2 of the GOP's rape of the American electoral system, and produce a piece of equal heft and clout about Ohio 2004.

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Candy Bombers Sneak Peek No. 1: An Echo of the Past

Andrei Cherny | Posted 04.02.2008 | Entertainment

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Andrei Cherny

Some may think they know about the Berlin Airlift, Truman's "give 'em hell" campaign, and the death of James Forrestal. But I guarantee you that much of what you think you know is wrong.

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Continental Divide: Following "Super Tuesday" from Abroad

Dorothy Bendel | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

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Dorothy Bendel

Living an ocean away from the U.S. makes me particularly anxious about Super Tuesday. Maybe I'm anxious because my husband is in the military and this entire election has significant meaning for us.

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Diary of an Aspiring New Yorker: February 5th, 2008

Nicholas Brown | Posted 02.05.2008 | Politics

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Nicholas Brown

A small sacrifice in idealism is something I still feel dreadful about four years later. When I look back on voting for Obama this afternoon, I think I'll feel pretty good about it.

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Sam Stein

Kerry Blasts Clinton Camp's "Negative, Petty" Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, took aim at Hillary Clinton on Monday, saying her criticism of Barack Obama's stance on the...

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Karl Rove Responds To Vanity Fair Questionnaire

Vanity Fair | Posted 01.03.2008 | Politics

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A principal architect of the disastrous presidency of George W. Bush, Karl Rove, 57, has charted a long course from the internship he landed with the ...

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A Blue Ohio: Democrats and the Blue-Collar Blues

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

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Bruce E. Levine

The pickup-truck community is certainly OK with criticizing the U.S. government. "I love America, but I hate our government" is what they want to see, hear, and feel.

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Can the Iowa Caucuses be Polled?

John Zogby | Posted 12.11.2007 | Politics

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John Zogby

The process is a mixture of discussion, debating, a little horse-trading, and some consensus-building between neighbors. Anything can happen. But the Iowa caucuses can be accurately polled.

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Courage for Dan Rather

Mary Mapes | Posted 09.20.2007 | Media

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Mary Mapes

The National Guard story deserves to be examined again and this may be the only way to accomplish that. A lawsuit also gives him that delicious power of discovery. Who knows what might shake loose?

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