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2004

Lieberman, Republicans and Why Change Still Means Something

John R. Bohrer | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, 2004, Jim Demint, George W. Bush, Democrats, Democratic Party, Greg Sargent, 2012, 2010, Change, Michael Steele, Health Care Reform, Joe Lieberman, Republicans, Republican Party, Health Care, Jim DeMint Waterloo, 2003, Politics News
John R. Bohrer

Lieberman is too egotistic (and from too blue of a state) to come out and admit that his sole purpose is to block reform from happening. But Michael Steele isn't.

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What Would Molly Think?

Betsy Moon | Posted 03.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Democratic Convention, Women, 2004, Newspapers, Democratic National Convention, Austin, Molly Ivins, Chicago Magazine, Barack Obama, Memories, Austin Texas, Death, Texas, Publishing, Texas Observer, Women and Politics, Memory, Memorial, Sadness, Molly Ivins Texas, In Memory, Betsy Moon, Living News
Betsy Moon

Molly Ivins made us want to be our better selves and stand up and use our power. Two years after her death, she would be so proud that we finally woke up and worked to make this happen.

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Early Voting: A New Trend with Hints of the Past

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Colonial Voting, 2004, Democrats, Early Voting, 2008 Election, Republicans, Politics News
Kate Kelly

The current trend toward early voting--from several weeks to several days in advance--is a recent trend that began to pick up speed in 2000. This yea...

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

Erik Ose | Posted 10.10.2008 | 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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Terror "Threats" Timed to Thwart Kerry in '04

Paul Abrams | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, 2004, John Kerry, Terror Threats, Bin Laden, Politics News
Paul Abrams

Examination of the "evidence" behind the threats showed them to be flimsy and out-of-date. That, together with the timing provides a very strong case for their being totally a concoction brewed for political gain.

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