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The New Bush

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: 9/11, Texas, Storm, Alaska, Kathy Phillips, Terrorism, Palin, Point MacKenzie, Anchorage, Knik Arm Bridge, Appropriations, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Bridge to Nowhere, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Congressman Don Young, Meet the Press, Ted Stevens, Chuck Schumer, Trooper Gate, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

We knew Bush wasn't "smart." And now we know Palin isn't either. But can Dems find a way to show why all these sorted facts matter?

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Palin ABC Interview: Excerpts From Tonight's Portion

ABC | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin on 'Bridge to Nowhere': CHARLES GIBSON: You have said continually, since he chose you as his vice-presidential nominee, that I said to Co...

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Sam Stein

Palin Defends Bridge To Nowhere Process

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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ABC News has just sent out the next crop of excerpts from its interview with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. These things can be tricky to judge just fro...

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Exclusive "Not Seen On TV" Video Of Sarah Palin's First Interview

Matthew Filipowicz | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bristol Palin Pregnancy, Ted Stevens, John McCain, Palin Alaska, Ted Stevens Indicted, Ted Stevens Bridge to Nowhere, Bridge to Nowhere, Todd Palin, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Vice President, Levi Johnston, Alaska Secessionist Party, Charles Gibson, Jerry Springer, Politics News
Matthew Filipowicz

We all thought that first interview was going to be with ABC's Charles Gibson. Little did we know how wrong we were.

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Palin And McCain Denounce Earmarks, Ignoring Palin's $200 Million Worth Requested This Year

AP | JENNIFER LOVEN | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Earmarks, Bridge to Nowhere, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin Lies, Mccain Lies, Politics News

FAIRFAX, Va. — Republican presidential nominee John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, equated lawmakers' requests for fundin...

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Rumblings From the Graves

Tom Gerdy | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voter Manipulation, Campaign Lies, Ugly Campaigns, Bridge to Nowhere, 2008 Presidential Election, Republican Convention, Politics News
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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Who's Running for President, McCain or Palin?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Walmart, Bill Clinton, Karl Rove, John McCain, Bridge to Nowhere, Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Steve Schmidt, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Chris Matthews, Dick Cheney, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

It's safe to say that Republicans are downright giddy over their Everymom.

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Twenty Questions for Sarah Palin

James Heffernan | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Salmon, Taxes, Debt, Library Censorship, Abortion Rights, Fiscal Conservatism, Mccain, Special Needs Children, Bridge to Nowhere, Arctic Sea Ice, Small-Town Government, Education, Earmarks, Sarah Palin, Environment, Drilling, Polar Bears, Politics News
James Heffernan

After taking office when Wasilla owed nothing, why did you leave it with a debt of more than 22 million dollars?

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Fact Check: Palin And The Bridge To Nowhere

AP | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — A new ad from John McCain's presidential campaign contends his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, "stopped the Bridge to Nowher...

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Palin's Lie Caught on Camera, Says Obama Campaign

Ari Melber | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Earmarks, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Politics News
Ari Melber

2008-09-08-bridge.jpg The Obama campaign is circulating a photograph of Palin literally bragging about her support for the bridge to nowhere.

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Of Cabbages and Kings and Good Ol' American Corn Flakes

Alice Singleton | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Barack Obama Acceptance Speech, John McCain, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Obama Speech, Obama DNC, Bridge to Nowhere, Oberweis Dairy, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Palin Beauty Queen, Palin Beauty Contest, Sweet Occasions Chicago, Obama Invesco Speech, Sarah Palin Miss Alaska, Chicago News
Alice Singleton

For the past eight years it has been as if Connie Corleone, acting as Bush surrogate, slipped a tainted canoli to each of us daily, rendering us too weak to reason with or fight against the poisonous regime.

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Dear Barack: When They Lie, Call Them Liars

Steve Almond | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Liars, Lies, Bill O'Reilly, Obama, Mccain, Palin, Sarah Palin Liar, Barack Obama, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin Lying, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Politics News
Steve Almond

Next time someone asks what you think of Sarah Palin, please don't just call her a "skilled politician" with a "compelling biography." Call her a liar, too. Here's how that would work.

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Sam Stein

Palin In '06: I Won't Let "Spinmeisters" Turn Bridge To Nowhere Into "Something Negative"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.08.2008 | Politics

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On the campaign trail Saturday, Gov. Sarah Palin defended her record on earmarks and spending claiming - per ABC's Jake Tapper - that she "championed ...

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Sam Stein

Palin Also Supported The "Road To Nowhere" (And May Still)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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While a debate rages over how honest Sarah Palin has been in stating her opposition to the infamous Bridge To Nowhere, another massive, widely-critici...

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"I Just Think I'm Gonna Barf."

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

"Oh, I just think I'm gonna barf...."-- Marge Gunderson (Francis McDormand), from Fargo   I open today with that Fargo quote for many reasons. T...

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The Palin Doctrine

Carl Pope | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Carl Pope

A close examination of her record as governor reveals that Sarah Palin is nothing if not consistent. Policies that would be described as pork, waste, ...

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The Real Sarah Palin Scandal

Robert Silvers | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Pork Barrel, Earmarks, Bridge to Nowhere, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, Pork Barrel Spending, Alaska, Pork, Home News
Robert Silvers

The real scandal for John McCain's V.P.-to-be is that Palin has exhibited a voracious appetite for the very congressional earmarks and pork barrel spending that John McCain has made a signature issue of trying to stamp out.

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And She Homeschools? 10 Reasons Sarah Palin Terrifies (and Fascinates) Me

Dan Brown | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Sarah Palin Vp, Abortion Rights, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin Vice President, Sex Education, John McCain 2008, Interior Distance Education of Alaska, Sarah Palin, Politico, Palin Trooper Scandal, Track Palin, Abstinence Education, Grover Norquist, Education Reform, Wasilla Alaska, Homeschool, Bristol Palin, Global Warming, Politics News
Dan Brown

I'm worried that I'm obsessing too much about Sarah Palin. She terrifies me! She fascinates me! She could be running our country! Here are ten reasons...

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Framing Sarah Palin

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Democrats should stay away from the baby stories. They must resist the urge to comment at all on it. Let the media do the muckraking.

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Jason Linkins

Media All Over The Map On 'Bridge To Nowhere' Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bridge to Nowhere, Sarah Palin, Earmarks, Palin Earmarks, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Politics News

UPDATE: A round of thanks is due Homer, Alaska's Charlie Stock, who notes that the original image I provided totally Swift-Boated the wrong bridge! I...

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Palin Flip-Flopped On Infamous 'Bridge To Nowhere'

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, John McCain, Bridge to Nowhere, Palin Bridge to Nowhere, Palin Bridge to Nowhere Flip Flop, Politics News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin was for the infamous "Bridge to Nowhere" before she was against it, a change of position the GOP vice presi...

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Palin Repeatedly Professed Desire To Renew Federal Funding For 'Bridge To Nowhere'

Think Progress | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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During the unveiling of his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) tried to cast her as a "reformer" and "fiscal conservat...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 08.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mich Mcconnell, Jack Abramoff, Ted Stevens, Ted Stevens Indicted, Elizabeth Dole, John McCain, Bridge to Nowhere, Politics News
Arianna Huffington

In the wake of Sen. Ted Stevens' indictment, his GOP colleagues quickly began distancing themselves from the stink by dumping campaign contributions Stevens had doled out through his PAC. Among those playing "Take Back the Money" were Mitch McConnell, Elizabeth Dole, and John McCain. We've seen this game before, when politicians scrambled to rid themselves of donations from Enron and Jack Abramoff. Indeed, Dole has now won the Tainted Money Triple Crown, having divested herself of money from all three. The beauty of this D.C. dance is that it is always accompanied by insistent claims that political contributions have absolutely no impact. But no one ever explains why, if the money doesn't buy influence, there is such a rush to return it. Perhaps the answer can be found on Stevens' Bridge to Nowhere.

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Ted Stevens Declares Himself Unfit to Stand Trial

Katie Halper | Posted 01.12.2009 | Politics

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Katie Halper

Stevens' awareness that he was engaged in a battle between bear and oil, good and bad, right and wrong renewed his sense of purpose, but also triggered his bipolar condition and delusions of mobility, political sway, and brute force.

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The Bridge to Nowhe-- Leavenworth?

Carl Pope | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Bridge to Nowhere, Environment, Frank Murkowski, Alaska Senator Race, Alaska, Don Young, Elizabeth Dole, Ted Stevens Indictment, Politics News
Carl Pope

Ted Stevens' indictment reminds me of Al Capone's eventual conviction for tax evasion. Stevens has presided over a massive raid on the federal treasury for years.

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