2008

Mr. President, 'Change' Is Your 'New Frontier'

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

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John R. Bohrer

The Republicans' strategy of slowing down change couldn't be more evident than in the perpetually extending health care debate. But they have been successful at promulgating the idea that they, too, are touting change.

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One Year After Obama's Election: Still Smarter...Than The Alternative

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

What puts this first year in perspective for me is that: Obama may not be smarter than all of us, but he sure is smarter by a long shot than McCain would have been. And that, for now, is enough for me.

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One Year After Obama's Victory: We Are in the Opening Months of a New Progressive Era

Robert Creamer | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Regulatory Reform, Clean Energy Jobs, Immigration Reform, November 4, Public Option, 2008, Health Care Reform, Progressive Movement, Global Warming, Barack Obama, Health Insurance Reform, One Year Later, Politics News
Robert Creamer

As I watched Obama's victory speech a year ago, I thought that America was on the brink of a new progressive era. I believe that just as strongly one year later, as well as in the slogan, "Yes We Can."

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Vaccines Important for Children's Health

Rep. Louise Slaughter | Posted 10.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Louise Slaughter, New York State, Vaccines, Shots, Measles, Americans, 2008, Children, Vaccination, Elementary School, Autism, Immunization, School, Endemic Diseases, Parents, Living News
Rep. Louise Slaughter

Making sure that school age boys and girls are up to date on their vaccinations isn't fun, but it's absolutely necessary for the public health and the health of the child.

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Requiem

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2009 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The following is the transcript of Senator Edward Kennedy's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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When Should Gay Marriage Advocates Try to Reverse California's Prop 8?

William Bradley | Posted 09.11.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

This week, a few organizations championing same-sex marriage will announce their opinions as to whether to try to reverse Prop 8 in 2010 or 2012.

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Renegade and Dreams of My Absent Father

Don McNay | Posted 09.08.2009 | Media

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Don McNay

Obama's election was not only a door opener for people of color. It also showed that people with absent dads, or no dad at all, can grow up and live in the White House.

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Wimbledon Tennis: Sports Illustrated's Jon Wertheim Updates the Greatest Sports Book Ever Written

Matthew DeBord | Posted 08.01.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Wimbledon, Sports Illustrated, U.S. Open, The New Yorker, 2008, 1968, John McEnroe, Clark Graebner, Jon Wertheim. John McPhee, Roger Federer, Arthur Ashe, Tennis, Semifinal, Levels of the Game, Rafel Nadal, Entertainment News
Matthew DeBord

You wouldn't think it could be done, taking John McPhee's 1969 book Levels of the Game and using it to make something equally compelling. But Wertheim has, and that's his personal triumph.

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The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Erik Ose

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

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Thank You George Bush for Bringing Us Obama

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Blake Fleetwood

Thank you George Bush for breaking a 40 year evil spell which has gripped our country since the assassinations and chaos of 1968.

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An Entirely Different Inauguration Day

Erik Ose | Posted 02.20.2009 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Eight years ago, the country was experiencing an entirely different sort of Inauguration Day. On January 20, 2001, people were outraged.

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Searching for Bobby Fischer... and Bobby Neugeboren

Jay Neugeboren | Posted 02.17.2009 | Living

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Jay Neugeboren

The parallels in the lives of my brother and Fischer are often as remarkable as they are sad, and I've tried here to tell part of the story:

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The Bush Legacy: Normalizing the Outrageous

Leslie Weise | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Leslie Weise

When I attended a 2008 hearing for the free speech lawsuit in which I'm involved, I was struck by the defendants' arguments, being made on behalf of government officials, as eerily un-American.

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Top 10 Most Overhyped of 2008

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lists, On the Ground 2008, The View, Hillary Clinton, 2008, Sarah Palin, Rick Warren, Politics News
John Wellington Ennis

Everyone is a sucker for the year-end lists. Beyond re-hashing highlights of hoopla, I propose revisiting the topics herein with hindsight, rather th...

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Best/Favorite Films 0f 2008

Scott Mendelson | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Scott Mendelson

These are the most enjoyable, most moving, most compelling, and most intriguing movie going experiences I had in 2008.

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Holidays on Spice: A Post-New Year's Cure for Enforced Frivolity

Elissa Altman | Posted 02.04.2009 | Living

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Elissa Altman

Ever since I was a child, I couldn't wait for the holidays to be over. But once they were, I'd also find myself looking over the edge, into the great, echoing abyss that was the New Year.

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BAD SIGN: Wal-Mart, McDonald's Lone Dow '08 Gainers

Wall Street Journal | ROB CURRAN and KEJAL VYAS | Posted 02.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, 2008, Wal-Mart, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Mcdonalds, Business News

The only two Dow stocks to rise in 2008 were Wal-Mart Stores, with a 18% gain, and McDonald's, up nearly 6%. General Motors fell 60 cents, or 16%, ...

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The Top Nontroversies of 2008

John Ridley | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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John Ridley

As we turn the calendar page, what seemed monumental then, in retrospect has all the significance of a Dennis Kucinich stump speech.

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Times Square bash left about 40 tons of trash

AP | CRISTIAN SALAZAR | Posted 02.02.2009 | Home

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NEW YORK — One million revelers packed into Times Square plus a ton of confetti and countless noisemakers equals a whole lot of garbage _ about ...

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My Ode to 2008

Eric Kuhn | Posted 01.31.2009 | Style

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Eric Kuhn

2008 offered quite the election, with both parties fighting to set our nation's direction. It took forever for Hillary Clinton's concession, and Reverend Wright was not a good connection.

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Three Things for the New Year

Alec Baldwin | Posted 01.31.2009 | Entertainment

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Alec Baldwin

One is that Danny Boyle wins for Best Director and that Slumdog Millionaire is Best Picture at the Oscars. I hope its star, Dev Patel, is, at the very least, nominated for this incredible film.

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The Crisis Dividend: Profit and Purpose

Lance Simmens | Posted 01.31.2009 | Politics

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Lance Simmens

Economic adversaries can be healthy, military ones are rarely so. But seeking common ground internationally will help free up scarce financial resources for non-military purposes.

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The 12 Most Viral Web Stories of 2008

Jonah Peretti | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media

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Jonah Peretti

The web changed forever the moment that Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush. Or at least it changed for two or three days as the animated gifs and games flooded the Internet.

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2007 -- The Year that Time Forgot

Matt Stewart | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Matt Stewart

It's only natural that after our most recent 12-month carnival, 2007 would seem relatively blah. Every now and then, history lays an egg. What happened in 1957? 1910? 1887-1897?

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The Top 10 Worst Top 10 Lists of 2008

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 01.30.2009 | Style

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Charlotte Hilton Andersen

A good top 10 list is relevant, a little nostalgic and interesting. But a bad top 10 list? Now that's just good fun.

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