2008 Presidential Election

Fire, ready...AIM! Does McCain Have the Temperament to Lead?

Ryan Mack | Posted 09.24.2008 | Business

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Ryan Mack

I don't know about you, but being smart has always been a characteristic that I look for in a potential President. I hope America agrees.

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Renowned Women Speak Out on Palin and the Election

Marianne Schnall | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Marianne Schnall

I decided to pose identical questions by email to dynamic women -- Melissa Etheridge, Gloria Steinem, Eve Ensler and more -- to just see what kind of responses would come in.

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It's Singles Week - Someone Tell Newsweek There Are 100 Million of Us and We Vote

Bella DePaulo | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media

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Bella DePaulo

This week, September 21-27, is National Singles Week. If you think it is unnecessary to do a bit of consciousness-raising about people who are single ...

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Sex Differences in Revenge and the "Pit Bull with Lipstick" Meme, or Hath Hell No Fury Like a Woman Robbed?

Michael E. McCullough | Posted 09.21.2008 | Home

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Michael E. McCullough

A lipstick-adorned pit bull who hunts big game and shoots wolves from an airplane. Unless you've been in a coma for the past month, you've probably n...

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Happy Birthday, Dad: My Father's Greatest Hits

Tony Sachs | Posted 09.20.2008 | Media

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Tony Sachs

Shortly after I began writing for the HuffPost in July 2007, my dad did the same -- only instead of becoming a full-fledged blogger with byline and ph...

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This Bi-Partisan Inquiry Is Cleary Partisan

Rick Siegel | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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Rick Siegel

If Sen. McCain chose a running mate discolored by potential scandal when there was electoral scrutiny, how can we trust him to make a good choice after the voters' voices have been muted?

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Families Of Fallen Soldiers Sound Off On McCain-Palin

Marlene H. Phillips | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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Marlene H. Phillips

"My son Nick wanted to be a Marine from the time he was in middle school and he died in the battle of Fallujah.... This war, this economy... This is leadership? Obama is looking for something better for all of us."

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Great Depression II: Obama or McCain?

Mike Garibaldi-Frick | Posted 09.17.2008 | Business

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Mike Garibaldi-Frick

In addition to our ballooning national debt and the current financial crisis, our infrastructure has been slowly eroding and corruption runs rampant. Who will we turn to for real change: Obama or McCain?

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War and Politics at the Age Four and 11/12ths

Pete Cenedella | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

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Pete Cenedella

Today, I want to look fondly back at a moment before the bruising ugliness of this general election; indeed, a moment before even the tensions between...

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Why the Democrats Need to Dumb It Down

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Haimoff

She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.

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Obama Campaign Target: Blue-Collar Women Face Worst Gender Gap

Philip N. Cohen | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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Philip N. Cohen

Except among the highest earners, women with only a high school degrees face the highest gender gaps compared with men at their own education level.

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Palin, Satire & False Equivalence via the 2004 Presidential Election

George Spyros | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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George Spyros

The fate of our country is in the hands of Tina Fey Yesterday I was faced with th...

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A Man of Peace Pushed Too Far: Yelling "Liar" in a Crowded Theater

Pete Cenedella | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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Pete Cenedella

The people want a blockbuster in broad strokes, not a lengthy discussion of policy or a footnoted freakin' laundry list of the other side's missteps.

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John and Sarah's World

Elizabeth Shipp | Posted 09.12.2008 | Politics

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Elizabeth Shipp

I'm not being hyperbolic here...literally the most anti-choice ticket in history.

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The Divided States of America: One Nation Under Two Gods

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Haimoff

These diametrically opposed, partisan visions of America can never be reconciled because both parties feel that they are fundamentally saving the other party from itself.

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Ten Reasons To Take a Deep Breath and Chill And Fight

David Mixner | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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David Mixner

Coming out of a Republican Convention with a major political surprise we are still basically TIED with them. That is not bad at all.

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Can Young Green Voters Decide the 2008 Election?

The Daily Green | Dan Shapley | Posted 09.10.2008 | Green

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How many is 1 million, when it comes to U.S. politics? That's about two-times as many votes as separated Al Gore and George W. Bush in the 2000 elect...

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Rumblings From the Graves

Tom Gerdy | Posted 09.10.2008 | Politics

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Tom Gerdy

n case some of you haven't noticed, the political process has once again caused us to take our eye off of the proverbial ball.

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For God's Sake, Get on Message! Ten Tips for the Obama Campaign

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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Leah McElrath Renna

People do not have the time, attention or inclination to take in and process units of complex information. If we learn nothing else from the influence of Karl Rove, let us at least learn this.

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Close Presidential Race? Don't Blame the Media, Blame the Voters

Mitchell Bard | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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Mitchell Bard

Voters have (or could have) all the information they need to make a choice this year. They're just making a choice that those on the left would consider a bad one.

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Game Change: Announce the Cabinet -- Form the A Team

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

Nominating Clinton to Secretary of Defense would be the disruptive action of this race and help us take back the White House. Name the rest of the Cabinet: The A Team.

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Lawyer Lawyer Hero Hunter

Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Kevin Morris and Glenn Altschuler

Two "personalities," the patriotic prisoner-of war and the earthy "frontier" governor are trying to appropriate "change" as their theme -- and run against The Firm, headed by an empty suit and a bloviating senior partner.

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Drill, Drill, Drill

Eve Ensler | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Eve Ensler

I don't like raging at women. I am a feminist and have spent my life trying to help empower women and stop violence against them. But everything Sarah Palin believes in and practices is antithetical to feminism.

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How Did the RNC Insult Troops and Veterans? Let Me Count the Ways...

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

Last week's convention sure made every superficial effort to come off as pro-Troop. And the media ate it up, not challenging a single thing. But to those of us who did serve, it was offense after offense after offense.

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VP Mess Hangs New Tag On McCain: 'Chaos'

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

When the Republicans were hoping hurricane Gustav did not engulf the RNC, they had their eye on the wrong storm. The real source of chaos they should be worried about is the candidate at the top of the ticket.

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