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McCain Pulls Out the Heartstrings: Pity He Didn't Use a Violin Instead of a Kazoo

Michael Russnow | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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I felt bad for Obama, who treated McCain with a level of respect, even as McCain often had a frozen condescending grin while the Democrat spoke.

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'08 earmarks

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Washington Times, Earmarks, Bellantoni, Taxpayers for Common Sense, 2009 Defense Authorization Bill, Joe Lieberman, Joe Biden, Lindsey Graham, Politics News

First posted at WashingtonTimes.com at 3:45 p.m. Taxpayers for Common Sense is out with an analysis of earmark requests in the 2009 Defense Authoriza...

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Sarah Palin: Give the Money Back

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Alaska, Earmarks, Liar, Bridge to Nowere, Sarah Palin, Bridge to Nowhere Money, Politics News

If Sarah Palin is going to claim how much she dislikes earmarks -- let her prove it. Why doesn't she give back the $73 million set aside for this useless Bridge to Nowhere project?

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Alaska's Wild Kingdom Of Earmarks Documented (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Earmarks, Alaska Earmarks, Palin Earmarks, Sarah Palin, Mccain Bear Dna, Politics News

This little bit of viral videography contains perhaps one too many pop-cultural references than are actually necessary, but it gets its point across e...

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Palin's Earmarks-Per-Day Total Out Higher Than Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Earmarks, Palin Earmarks, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Hate to be, you know, comparing the top of one ticket with the number two spot on the other ticket, but since one of the cases being put forth in Sara...

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McCain Tacitly Admits Lies -- Then Distorts Facts

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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So, all the bluster last week that anyone called Sarah Palin a "pig" wasn't really based in truth, McCain admits. Yet, he never stopped his campaign from lying.

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McCain Wrong About Palin's Record On Earmarks

Los Angeles Times | Tom Hamburger and Maeve Reston, | Posted 10.14.2008 | Politics

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John McCain got it wrong Friday when he asserted that his running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, had not requested any earmarks, the spending directiv...

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Fact Check: McCain misstates Palin earmarks record

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Earmarks, Sarah Palin Earmark Record, Earmarks, Sarah Palin Alaska, Mccain Facts, Politics News

WASHINGTON — John McCain continued to laud his running mate, Sarah Palin, as a budget cutter on Friday, this time erroneously asserting that as ...

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Friday Talking Points [47] -- Our First Anniversary

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Surprise! It's our first anniversary column! But before we get to that, I have to pass on this information, in the hopes nobody will get stung by a v...

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Cable TV Should Be Ashamed

Rusty Russell | Posted 10.12.2008 | Home

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Cable TV fails to do its job: report on and analyze the candidates' policies. It's like they think we only care about lipstick. Viewers are left completely unaware of dozens of serious issues that dramatically impact enormous swaths of the population.

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Is a Pig With Lipstick Really Still a Pig?

David Quigg | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics

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I don't know why nobody is talking about this. The lunatic controversy over whether Barack Obama called Sarah Palin a pig misses the real point. Look...

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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

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

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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

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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Palin's Lie Caught on Camera, Says Obama Campaign

Ari Melber | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

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

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Obama Mocks McCain As Change Agent, Tries To Convert GOP Voters Into "Obamacons"

Chuck Lasker | Posted 10.09.2008 | Home

"The truth is that the country is not as divided as is our politics. McCain says he wants to reduce the rancor in Washington. I'm thinking, Did you pay attention to the last two days of your convention? I mean, were you not watching it?"

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Prebuttal: McCain's Reform Credentials Have Turned to Sand

David Donnelly | Posted 10.05.2008 | Politics

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The John McCain who fought for campaign finance reform in the past is not the same John McCain speaking tonight. Here's what he'll claim, and what the truth really is.

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Palin's Earmarks Called "Objectionable Pork" by McCain?

Eric Schmeltzer | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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As part of her executive experience that the McCain campaign so highly promotes, Sarah Palin requested $2 million in earmarks that were classified as "objectionable pork" by.... John McCain.

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McCain Was Against Palin Before He Was For Her

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.04.2008 | Politics

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One of John McCain's main selling points as a government reformer is that the Arizona Senator sure hates him some earmarks. He hates them so much tha...

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Palin's Alaska Reaps the Windfall Profits McCain Decries

Robert Scheer | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics

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Looking to Palin for advice on helping the rest of us during the oil crunch is a bit like asking Putin to provide a model for our nation's economic woes. They hardly feel our pain at the pump.

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The Real Sarah Palin Scandal

Robert Silvers | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

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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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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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A Speech For Obama To Give... In Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama made a campaign promise to visit the state of Alaska before the election. And what better time than right now to follow through on this promise?

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Bipartisan Scandal: Congress' Edifice Complex

John Fund | Posted 07.29.2008 | Politics

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Why does Congress hand out money to name buildings, bridges -- everything under the sun -- after its own living members? Until the 1960s, people had to die before they were memorialized in granite.

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Bipartisanship Thrives -- At Least When it Comes to Earmarks

Scott Bittle and Jean Johnson | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, Pork Barrel Spending, Congress, Earmarks, Federal Budget, Washington Post, Bipartisanship, Politics News

Earmarks are back on the scene. Despite repeated attempts to kill the industry, or at least weaken it, the current House defense authorization bill contains almost $10 billion dollars of red ink.

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Obama Should Go North To Alaska

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics

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Alaska is going to be very close this year. This stems from Republican office-holders apparently trying to take the "first in political corruption" award away from Louisiana.

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