2008 Election

Arianna Discusses Sarah Palin's Stunning Hypocrisy (VIDEO)

Huff TV | Posted 02.07.2010 | Politics

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Arianna appeared on "Countdown with Keith Olbermann" Friday and explained that Sarah Palin's refusal to call out Rush Limbaugh for his use of the word...

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Obama Online -- Moving From Campaigning to Governing (VIDEO)

Katie Stoynoff | Posted 02.02.2010 | Technology

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While my belief in the potential of the Obama administration is strong, the connection I felt during the campaign has faded. The disconnection I feel comes from the Obama administration's struggle to move from campaign mode to governing mode.

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Elizabeth Edwards 'CONCUBINE' Voice Mail (AUDIO): John Edwards' Wife Goes Off On Andrew Young Over Rielle Hunter

Posted 01.30.2010 | Politics

Read More: The Politician Edwards Book, Rielle Hunter Andrew Young, Rielle Hunter, 2008 Election, Video, John Edwards Affair, John Edwards Sex Tape, Sex, Voice Mail, Elizabeth Edwards Concubine, John Edwards, Elizabeth Edwards Recording, National Enquirer, Elizabeth Edwards Voice Mail, Andrew Young, Politics News

Elizabeth Edwards left Andrew Young an angry voice mail in July 2008, calling John Edwards's mistress, Rielle Hunter, a "concubine" and telling the fo...

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Did John Edwards Take Elizabeth Edwards' Wallet? Police Report Calls Him 'Suspect'

Newsobserver.com | Posted 01.29.2010 | Politics

Read More: Rielle Hunter, Police Report, Suspect, Edwards Separation, Elizabeth Edwards, Larceny, Stolen Wallet, John Edwards, Steal Wallet, Edwards Divorce, 2008 Election, Wallet, Politics News

The Orange County sheriff's office released today a copy of a report alleging a "domestic between spouses and larceny of wallet" on Oct. 10, 2008, at ...

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When the Extraordinary is Taken for Granted

Sasha Abramsky | Posted 01.29.2010 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Martin Luther King, American History, 2008 Election, Race Relations, Black History Month, Politics News

Even if many of Obama's policy goals flounder, when his legacy is eventually toted up that foundational achievement, his election, will still render him one of the country's most historically important leaders.

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Yahoo! User Appeals Conviction for Obama Threat

Dave Maass | Posted 01.27.2010 | Politics

Read More: Death Threats, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Secret Service, Obama Death Threats, Walter Bagdasarian, Politics News

The Yahoo! Finance user who was convicted of making a death threat in 2008 against then-presidential candidate Barack Obama has filed an appeal.

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'The Politician' Book Details: John Edwards's Former Aide Says Edwards Discussed Leaving Elizabeth

AP / Huffington Post | Posted 01.27.2010 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP/Huffington Post)-- A former aide to John Edwards says in a new book that the two-time presidential candidate told him he thought about ...

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An Open Letter to the President: It's Time for Change, Not Spending Freezes

Mitchell Bard | Posted 01.26.2010 | Politics

It's time to be bold, Mr. President. Where is that audacity of hope? It's time to introduce a bold jobs-creation bill, and to replace your Wall Street-stained economic team members.

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Today I Left the Democratic Party

Chris Campbell | Posted 01.22.2010 | Politics

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With any relationship, when the bad far outweighs the good, perhaps it's time to move on. This is honestly how I've felt for the past few years with the Democratic Party

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The Silver Bullet

Steve Fenberg | Posted 01.22.2010 | Denver

Read More: Young Voters, Youth Vote, Massachusetts, 2010 Elections, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Martha Coakley, Scott Brown, Denver News

Young voters favored Martha Coakley by almost 60% in Massachusetts, but only showed up at a turnout rate of just 15%. Why? They weren't asked.

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John Edwards, I Want My Money Back

Lesleyann Coker | Posted 01.21.2010 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards Affair With Rielle Hunter, John Edwards, Politics, 2008 Election, John Edwards Love Child, Politics News

Dear John, I feel compelled to write you again. You still owe me that $258. I admit, the letter I sent to your home address in 2008 was a bit testy...

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Sherri Shepherd Is Every Woman

Timothy Cooper | Posted 01.25.2010 | Entertainment

Read More: Everybody Loves Raymond, Sherri Shepherd, Lifetime, 30 Rock, President Obama, Sherri Shepherd Moment of the Day, The View, Jamie Foxx, Permission Slips, 2008 Election, Emmy Awards, Comedy, Entertainment News

What makes the beautiful, curvaceous comic and actress so relatable, is that she knows how to relay anecdotes with a disarming wit as she transcends politics and aims right at the truth.

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Obama One Year Later: Remembering the Images of History in the Making

Jody Johnson | Posted 01.19.2010 | Politics

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After one year in the White House, I think most of us are still happy and relieved that Barack Obama is our president, despite the few disappointments and miscalculations we each personally attribute to him.

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It's Time for Audacity, Mr. President

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 01.18.2010 | Politics

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Dear President Obama: Be audacious again. Give us more of the Obama we fell in love with.

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Call for Coakley: How Three Votes Can Tip an Election

Paul Loeb | Posted 02.08.2010 | Politics

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Martha Coakley may not be a great campaigner, but she's worked and voted for the same causes Ted Kennedy did, while her opponent, Scott Brown, is a right wing Republican who's opposed everything Kennedy ever stood for.

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Black Leaders Rally Around Harry Reid's 2010 Campaign For Senate

AP | By OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 01.15.2010 | Politics

Read More: Civil Rights, Comments, Racist, Obama, Nevada, Race, African Americans for Senator Harry Reid, Democrats, 2008 Election, Negroe, Harry Reid, Senate, White House, Barack Obama, Racism, Senate Races, Politics News

LAS VEGAS -- A group calling itself "African-Americans for Senator Harry Reid" is launching a drive to help re-elect the Nevada Democrat. The effort,...

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Harry Reid: Holding the Senate Majority Leader Accountable

Ben Fractenberg | Posted 01.13.2010 | Politics

Read More: 2008 Election, Harry Reid, President Obama, Game Change, Civil Rights Movement, Eric Holder, Glaad, Politics News

We have come a long way since the Civil Rights movement. But we still have a long way to go. Holding people accountable for using outdated terminology will help ensure we keep moving in the right direction.

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Cartoon: When Harry Met Sorry

Sunil Adam | Posted 01.12.2010 | Politics

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Is What Harry Reid Said Wrong?

Michael J.W. Stickings | Posted 01.12.2010 | Politics

Read More: Racism, Harry Reid, Race, US Politics, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

Choice of words aside, was Reid wrong? That is, has Obama benefitted politically from being "light-skinned" and for not having a distinctive black dialect?

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Bill Clinton's Mistress: The Story That Never Was

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 01.12.2010 | Books

Read More: Texas Primary, 2008 Elections, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Game Change, 2008 Election, Bill Clinton Mistress, Books News

I can't wait to read Game Change, Mark Halperin's and John Heilemann's salacious new book about the 2008 presidential race, because they apparently rush in where I feared to tread when I was there.

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'Game Change': Harry Reid's Remarks, The Real Elizabeth Edwards, Hillary And Barack (Video)

Posted 01.11.2010 | Books

"Game Change," a new book about the 2008 presidential election from New York Magazine's John Heilemann and Time magazine's Mark Halperin, was featured...

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Contingency Plans For Revised Edition of "A Happier History of America" by Rudy Giuliani

David Quigg | Posted 01.12.2010 | Comedy

MEMORANDUM FROM: Rudy Giuliani, NYC mayor on 9/11/01 TO: Revisionist & Sons Publishing Co.

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Hawaii's Republicans Stand Alone: Party's Island Presence Continues To Diminish

LA Times | Alana Semuels | Posted 01.09.2010 | Politics

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These are wearisome days to be a Republican in Hawaii. The state has voted consistently Democratic since statehood, but now that Hawaii is home state ...

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2000-2009: America's Lost Decade

Bob Burnett | Posted 12.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, 2000 Election, 2006 Election, Conservatives, 2001, George W. Bush, 2007, 2002, Democrats, 2008 Election, 2009, Republicans, 2003, Politics News

When historians update the history of the United States and ponder when we lost our way and punted the mantle of global supremacy to China, they'll conclude this past decade was the turning point.

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After Ripping Clinton And McCain, Obama Embraces Their Policies

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 12.22.2009 | Politics

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In an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday, President Barack Obama challenged his critics to identify any "gap" between what he campaigned ...

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