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Why it's Good News for Democrats that Polls Say One In Four Clinton Backers Still Aren't Sold on Barack

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.24.2008 | Politics

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The odds are very good that the more these voters know about Obama and McCain, the more they will ultimately come home to the Democratic Party.

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The Death of DC Suburban Mayor's Dogs Should Matter to Every American

Robert Creamer | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Labrador Retrievers, Civil Liberties, John McCain, Mayor Calvo, Civil Rights, Breaking News, Drug Policy, Politics News

The Prince George's Sheriff's Office SWAT team raided the home of Berwyn Heights Mayor Cheye Calvo and without apparent provocation, they shot and killed the couples' two Labrador retrievers.

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Hiroshima Mayor Asks US To Back Nuclear Ban On 63rd Anniversary of Atomic Bomb

AP | KATSUMI KASAHARA | Posted 09.06.2008 | Home

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HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima's mayor on Wednesday urged the next U.S. president to support a proposed ban on nuclear weapons, as Japan marked th...

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The Significance of Obama's Foreign Trip

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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It isn't just the American people who want us to leave Iraq. Now it's the U.S.-backed Prime Minister of Iraq. That leaves Bush, McCain and the neo cons as the only people still committed to this war.

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Progressives Must Guard Against Helping to Promote Republican Narrative That Alleges Obama "Flip Flops"

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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Progressives who disagree with Barack Obama but at the same time don't want to help Republicans usher in a third Bush term need to remember these three things.

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Unity Too Cute by Half?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 07.04.2008 | Home

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Obama does not need to overtly court Clinton voters in New Hampshire --he needs independent voters. The manufactured dog-and-pony show tomorrow in Unity, N.H., might hurt as much as it helps.

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McCain Advisor's Terrorism Comment Highlights the Right's Historic Use of Fear: How Progressives Can Overcome It

Robert Creamer | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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Fundamentally, the centuries-long battle between Progressives and the right wing has been a struggle between empowerment and domination.

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Obama's Opt-Out of Public Financing Will Increase the Odds of True Public Financing for All Federal Races

Robert Creamer | Posted 06.28.2008 | Politics

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Our goal shouldn't be to keep money out of politics -- but rather to keep big money out of politics.

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MSNBC Sinks To New Low With Ten Minute-Long "Man Stuck In Tree" Coverage

Huffington Post | Patrick Waldo | Posted 06.27.2008 | Media

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This afternoon MSNBC exhausted ten minutes of "Breaking News" coverage on a man stuck in a tree. Here's what anchor Contessa Brewer knew about the si...

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Falling Cranes and New York's Growing Pains

Sherman Yellen | Posted 06.07.2008 | Politics

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Events like this morning's disaster will happen again and again because in Bloomberg's New York a crane hangs dangerously over the world below every few blocks.

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Top 10 Reasons Obama Defeated Clinton for the Democratic Nomination

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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It's worth looking systematically at the major factors that gave victory to Obama -- fifteen months ago, conventional wisdom viewed him as an audacious long shot.

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Can Obama Appeal to White Rural Men?

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics

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The notion that Obama "can't appeal" to white rural men sells short both Barack Obama and white men who live in rural America. It also flies in the face of the facts.

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Last Night Clinton Won the Pennsylvania Primary, but Lost the War for the Nomination

Robert Creamer | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

She started with a lead of almost 20 points. But her final margin of 9.2% fell far short of what was needed to stop Obama's nomination. Here's why.

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The Alabama of Pennsylvania Mirrors New Hampshire

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 04.23.2008 | Home

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It's anybody's guess how the state will shake out a week from today. But listening to voters in Pennsylvania, I'd guess it won't turn on the word "bitter," "gun" or "God."

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Clinton Finally Agrees to Debate in North Carolina

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.11.2008 | Home

So, seeing Pennsylvania (and her shot at President, at least this election cycle) slipping away, Clinton's folks announced yesterday that she WILL debate him in North Carolina as well.

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Dina McGreevey Denies Being In Threesomes With Her Husband, Young Male Aide

Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Yesterday the New York Post reported that Dina Matos McGreevey, the estranged wife of former New Jersey Governor and "gay American" James McGreevey, p...

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Clinton Donors Threaten To Withhold Funds From DNC

New York Times | MICHAEL LUO and JOHN M. BRODER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes conflict over the delegate stalemate in Florida and Michigan. Reflecting how tense the si...

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The O-Bama Face: The New "O Face"

Huffington Post | Anya Strzemien | Posted 11.17.2008 | Style

**See O-Bama Faces: A Slideshow** At a Mississippi rally on Monday, where Barack Obama addressed Hillary Clinton's remarks about a possible VP slot a...

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Obama Aides: VP Talk Is A Ruse

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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High-profile supporters of Sen. Barack Obama dismissed the notion Monday that he would be a "dream team" vice-presidential nominee, arguing that the s...

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Obama: If I'm Not Ready, Why Suggest Vice Presidency?

HuffingtonPost.com | Will Thomas | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Obama responded today to the Clinton's repeated suggestions of a joint "dream ticket." Said the senator at an afternoon rally: "I just want ever...

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Florida, Michigan Revote: News, Polls and Rumors

Huffington Post | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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**UPDATED** March 15 Clinton Supporters Stepping Up Pressure On DNC: The New York Times reports on the latest behind-the-scenes power struggle over t...

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"We Did It" Letters Eyed In Times Square Bombing

AP | MATT APUZZO | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Capitol Hill offices received letters Thursday containing a photo of the Times Square military recruiting office before it was bombed and including t...

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Prince Harry Returns Home To Britain

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Prince Harry touched down in Britain on Saturday after a stint in Afghanistan as a soldier was cut short when details of his secret deployment were di...

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Pettitte Apologizes, Regrets Taking HGH

AP | RONALD BLUM | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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TAMPA, Fla. — Andy Pettitte had finished 55 1/2 minutes of apologies, explaining why he used human growth hormone and why he said what he did ab...

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Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens' Trainer, Brings 7-Years-Old Bloody Syringes And Vials To Congressional Hearing

Washington Independent | Matthew Blake | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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Congress's sweeping probe into performance enhancing drug use in baseball now seems more like a public feud between Roger Clemens and his ex-personal ...

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