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Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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A Chicago-Area Electoral Victory Says "No We Won't" to Nuke Power

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Elections, Solartopia, Chicago, Renewable Energy, Obama, Mccain, Green Energy, Nuclear Power, Election Results, Green News
Harvey Wasserman

Wall Street has given thumbs down to a technology that can't compete with Solartopian sources like wind, solar, tidal, geothermal and other green energies.

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

About the Cartoonist  |  Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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The Anticlimactic Election?

Josh Brusin | Posted 12.05.2008 | Chicago

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Josh Brusin

Voting is a personal act that has no resonance without the support of others. It is, in no small way, hope itself.

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Five "Dirty Tricks" To Watch Out For When You Go Vote

AP | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

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In political parlance, they're called "dirty tricks" - ways some people try to get others to not vote. These voter-suppression tricks usually involve...

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My Prayer for Election Day

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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Jim Wallis

We pray, regardless of the outcome of the election tomorrow, that we will find the ways to build bridges and work together for the common good of the country we all dwell in.

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Barack Obama Is Smarter Than Us

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The Obama campaign did not leak, and they did not squabble amongst themselves in public -- right there, two astounding feats that no other candidate in the race could manage.

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The View from Morocco on the Eve of Election Day

Jillian York | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

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Jillian York

Bloggers based in Morocco -- both Moroccan natives and foreign residents -- are musing over potential election outcomes. They have more to say than "Yes we can!" Here's a peek.

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BOO!! Two Spine-Tingling Tales Of Terror

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

[Today's Hallowe'en column is in two ghastly parts -- one frightful, fingernail-chewing tale for each side of the corpse-ridden and zombified politica...

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On the Waning Days of Madmen in the Media

Mike Sheehan | Posted 12.01.2008 | Media

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Mike Sheehan

There's been a backlash against Olbermann steadily brewing and it's hard to argue that he hasn't brought it on himself. I'm seeing the complaints piling up in the lefty blogosphere.

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To Deal with the Global Economic Crisis, Obama Will Need the Clinton Touch

Mark Levine | Posted 12.01.2008 | Business

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Mark Levine

Americans bought into the ideology that we could consume like the rich without actually being wealthy, and, as important, without considering the economic, and ultimately ecological, costs.

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Open Trade Within Closed Civil Society?

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din

A trade route may alleviate concerns for now; but it will take more than a reopened trade route to erase decades of continued manipulation by India and Pakistan over Kashmiri civil society.

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James Dobson's 'Letter From 2012 in Obama's America'

Jim Wallis | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

James Dobson, you owe America an apology. The fictional letter released through your Focus on the Family Action organization, crosses all lines of decent public discourse.

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Electoral Math -- Obama Has Closed The Deal

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome to the penultimate Electoral Math column. OK, I admit, I just like correctly using the word "penultimate." Plus, it's fun to say! Try it! If...

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Ready to be Loyal?

Michael Melcher | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

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Michael Melcher

A president cannot please all of the folks who elect him all the time. It's impossible. Issues are complex and political capital is limited. This will be true going forward, as well.

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Election Day Polling Spots To Be Mobbed By "Thousands And Thousands" Of Lawyers

NY Times | LESLIE WAYNE | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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With heavy voter turnout expected on Election Day, both parties are amassing thousands and thousands of lawyers to keep an eye on the polls. Senator ...

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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Anger Management

Sheri and Allan Rivlin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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Sheri and Allan Rivlin

The level of anger nearly always rises in the closing weeks of a national election. Elections are hard fought. But this year, the financial crisis is adding a whole new level.

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An American Orange Revolution

David Horton | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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David Horton

How can it be that America, with its claim to be the first modern democracy, retains a system of managing elections that would be thought unduly cynical even in the worst of third world dictatorships?

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Friday Talking Points [53] -- Why McCain Is Losing, And Why Democrats Shouldn't Say So

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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John McCain is losing the race for the White House. Now, this doesn't mean he has already lost it -- we've still got to go vote, after all. I'll cov...

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Electoral Math -- Obama Holds His Lead

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

More and more, it is looking like Virginia will be the state that decides Election Night in Obama's favor. Sure, it could be Florida or Ohio, but my guess is that the vote-counting is going to take a while in both of them,

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Can the National Guard Safeguard Voting Machines?

Keith Thomson | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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Keith Thomson

Suppose I believed it my patriotic duty to illegally alter election results on November 4. Here's how, with just a couple hours of internet research and a call or two to my fellow "patriots," I would do it.

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Would a McCain Win Mean a Legitimate Government?

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Dave Johnson

Imagine that Nov. 5 we learn that McCain is the "winner of the election" and that it comes from a surge of voters responding to his current campaign. What would that mean?

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"Video Your Vote" On PBS And YouTube

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

if you spot (and record on video) something unusual at your polling place, you will have an easy way of uploading it to a place where journalists will have immediate access.

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