Congressman's $121,000 Payoff To Alleged Mistress
West Palm Beach Congressman Tim Mahoney (D-FL), whose predecessor resigned in the wake of a sex scandal, agreed to a $121,000 payment to a former mist...
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One Reason Race May Not Derail Obama: The 'Do the Right Thing' Effect
Eric Deggans | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics
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It's something people of color face every day: you're a symbol to the world until you get famous enough that you're not.
Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity
Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics
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While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...
The Inspiration of Barack: What Does it Take?!
Qasim Basir | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics
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Tell people your story and what Barack Obama means to you. These stories are important and they make this movement real. Whether superficial or profound, each of your stories means something. I will start by telling mine.
Joe Six-Pack Demands Answers From Anti-Union McCain & Co.
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
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Like many Republicans, McCain has made it clear that he feels about unions the way an Alaskan aerial hunter does about wolves -- best when dead.
Republican's View: Not McCain's Night
Christopher Ingram | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
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Simply put, McCain left his "A" game at the office. In failing to land the needed body-blow, Obama gets the win. And while Obama's was a technical win, he did not perform poorly.
Governor Palin, Did You Mean Community Organizers Like Jesus?
TJ Williams | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home
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We asked ourselves, "Does Sarah Palin, who claims to be a Christian, even understand the Bible?" If she did, she would realize that the Old Testament prophets John the Baptist, the Apostles and even Jesus himself, functioned as community organizers.
Jews for Obama?
Michelle Haimoff | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics
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The one issue that surpasses even those that center around civil liberties is the continued existence of the state of Israel.
Obama's Debate Tactics Reveal He Tries To Grapple With An Issue
David Doody | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home
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The Presidential debate exposed the arguing style of the candidates. Barack Obama thoughtfully analyzes both sides of an issue and admits when his opponent makes a valid point whereas John McCain quarrels much like a petulant child.
Voting Rights of Ohio Veterans and Deployed Troops Under Attack
Paul Rieckhoff | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics
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Regardless of which candidates they cast their ballots for, servicemen and women and hospitalized veterans, who rely on absentee voting, could find their ballots thrown out.
McCain's Debate Ploy Backfires
Christopher Ingram | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics
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In politics, there are no good political ploys, only stupid political ploys. The good ones you never know even existed because they are so good you can't tell it's a ploy.
My Husband's Leaving Me For Obama
Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.25.2008 | Home
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For the better part of four months, besides working overtime in a job that supports our family, my husband has been volunteering locally, making phone calls, maintaining political blogs to get the message out, and keeping up on the latest issues of the presidential race.
On Education Policy, Obama and McCain Clash Over Vouchers, Teaching 'Merits' and Funding
Susan Kelley-Stamerra | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home
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With Friday's first presidential debate just around the corner, it's time to examine some real policy differences before we get snookered by all the f...
Voter Suppression: Urgent Now, Forgotten After
Andrew Sargus Klein | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics
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There are so many questions out there surrounding our voting system.
Friday Talking Points [48] -- Throwing Out The Rulebook
Chris Weigant | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics
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Back in Volume 36 of this Friday Talking Points column, I pointed out what seemed to me to be an obvious observation -- that the media was going a lot...
Let's Be Blue -- A Plea for Partisanship
Bill Folman | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics
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Yes, yes, I know we are all a bunch of enlightened, Obama-style post-partisans, and isn't that wonderful -- but we are missing an opportunity here.
Why the Democrats Need to Dumb It Down
Michelle Haimoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics
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She makes them laugh and lets them think that they'll all head over to Culver's later for frozen custard and ButterBurgers.
Vetting Joe Biden: My Conversation With His Classmate
Cristina Chang | Posted 10.11.2008 | Home
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When Joe was a teenager his friends laughed at his stated ambition to be president, but they knew he was determined to make a career of helping people.
McCain's Misogyny & Fear Keep Palin On Tight Leash!
Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics
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I've seen rampant militarism bankrupt every sector of this nation - from its tangible infrastructure to its intangible soul.
What the Democrats are Afraid Of
Christopher Ingram | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics
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Sarah Palin delivered an out of the park speech last night. And John McCain can be proud of his selection and ignore the personal and political attack...
Sarah Palin, Explain Yourself, or Stop Using the USW as a Prop
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics
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When presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain introduced Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his intended vice presidential running mate, those ...
Palin Means "Again"
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics
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Palin means "again" in Greek - e.g., John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin means a major party again picks a female for Veep, a true breakthrough Democrats first engineered 24 years ago.
Too Much Spin
Janet Ritz | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics
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I was in a doctor's waiting room recently, listening to pundits on a big-screen TV, when a middle-aged man turned to me and stated: "Too much spin." ...
PUMA -- Endangered Species
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
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Hillary made the case she needed to make to her supporters who were still sitting on the fence, and she did it perfectly, in a speech for the ages.
This Election is Green; Not Black and White
Leo W. Gerard | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics
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Republicans Bush and Cheney put us here, with McCain agreeing all the way. Electing McSame would result in four more years of greenbacks draining out of our wallets.
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