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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Of Wannabe Sith Lords and Maverick Politicians

Steven Denlinger | Posted 10.01.2008 | Politics

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Steven Denlinger

A FRIEND recently sent me an email that expressed his frustration with the bailout plan: "I was talking with a businessman on Sunday (Ventura way),...

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It's the Economy, Stupid!

Hermene Hartman | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election 2008, Barack Obama, First Presidential Debate, Presidential Debates, Bailout, Small Business, John McCain, Tax Increase, Wall Street Crash, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, Vice-Presidential Candidates, World Economy, Entrepeneurship, Middle Class Economics, Financial Crisis, Warren Buffett, Politics News
Hermene Hartman

At a time of crisis, intelligent rule and leadership are crucial for the masses and the world's economy. I am praying that level heads prevail, to save our country and our economy.

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Our National Sue Simmons Moment

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Recession, Hank Paulson, Stock Market Crash, David Gergen, Bail Out, Joe Cutbirth, John Boehner, Sue Simmons, George W. Bush, Nancy Pelosi, John McCain Wall Street Crisis, What the F..., Bush Depression, Politics News
Joe Cutbirth

I am a liberal, and damn it, I want the government to act. I'm not opposed to a huge, sweeping bill, but the way this went down on Monday was bullshit.

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Marketing for Grownups: Selling the Rescue Plan

Alan Fein | Posted 09.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Politics, John McCain, Economics, Economy, George W. Bush, Presidential Election, Henry Paulson, Bailout Plan, Rtc, Vulture Funds, Barack Obama, Business News
Alan Fein

Bush noted that the effect of just Monday's drop in the market capitalization of the stock market was in excess of $1 trillion -- that's right, more than the $700 billion "bailout."

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The Financial Crisis Bailout Leadership Failure

Robert Schlesinger | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, John McCain, Bailout, House Republicans, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, George W. Bush, Wall Street Crisis, Politics News
Robert Schlesinger

It is the wildest of understatements to say that GWB is no FDR. But he could have at least reached for Reagan, another president who used the bully pulpit effectively.

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Senate to vote on rescue plan with added tax cut

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON and ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 09.30.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Finance, Congress, Bailout, Wall Street Bailout, Wall Street, Wall Street Crisis, Banks, Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, George W. Bush, John Boehner, Business News

WASHINGTON — In a bold bid to revive President Bush's multibillion-dollar financial rescue plan, Senate leaders scheduled a vote for Wednesday n...

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Sam Stein

Stock Dive Is Bookend Of Bush Economics

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bush Economy, Dow Falls Lower Than Bush's First Day, George W Bush, Wall Street Crisis, President Bush, Bush Economics, Politics News

The headline from the world of politics and economics today seems fairly self-evident: in the wake of the House of Representative's failure to pass a ...

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Biden Blowing in Winds of Women's History

Jamie Stiehm | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jeffrey Rosen, Biden and Anita Hill, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman, Sexual Harrassment, Joseph Biden, Anita Hill, George W. Bush, Vice-Presidential Debate, Sarah Palin, Hill and Thomas, Supreme Court Justice, Senate Confirmation, Joe Biden, Violence Against Women Act, Clarence Thomas, Politics News
Jamie Stiehm

History has put Sen. Biden right in the ring with two of the most galvanizing women of our time.

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John McCain: Unfit for the Presidency

Paul Jenkins | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Women's Issues, Financial Bailout, Pakistan, Economy, George W. Bush, Gun Control, Iraq, Religious Right, Sarah Palin, Same-Sex Marriage, Iran, Mike Huckabee, John Kerry, Katie Couric, Russia, African-American Issues, Abortion, Energy, Bill Clinton, Philadelphia, Alaska, Karl Rove, Presidential Debate, Mitt Romney, Democrats, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani, Earmarks, Fred Thompson, Environment, Taliban, Death Penalty, Afghanistan, Republicans, Steve Schmidt, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

If we agree, as most of us do outside of the far-right abortion-obsessed axis, that Palin is unfit to serve as president, then McCain, the man solely responsible for giving her that opportunity, is unfit too. It's that simple.

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Obama, Biden Storm Into Battleground Virginia

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

"Last week 300 volunteers knocked on 10,000 doors! Even volunteers from Maryland drove down to help us. It was awesome."

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Spotlight on the House: Oversight and the Bailout

Charles A. Gonzalez | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Bailout, George W. Bush, Charles A. Gonzalez, Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae Freddie Mac Bailout, Politics News
Charles A. Gonzalez

With no congressional oversight or government regulation, there was no one to ask where the emperor's clothes were.

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Meeting on Hill: Why? The Only Vote Is No!

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama, Bailout, Taxpayers, Mccain, Economy, Henry Paulson, Wall Street Crisis, George W. Bush, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

I have no doubt Obama has been working on this all along. McCain, well, he woke up this week and found himself and the country in this mess and wanted a time out.

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A Forward Looking 5-Point Plan to End the Economic Crisis

Shafqat Khan | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Treasury Department, White House, Investment Bankers, Economy, George W. Bush, Federal Reserve, Credit Crisis, Bankers, Housing Crisis, Wall Street Crisis, FInancial Markets, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Treasury, Banks, Financial Crisis, Henry Paulson, Treasury Secretary, Home News
Shafqat Khan

For too long the Democrats have surrendered the ground on taxes and free markets to the Republicans. Now is their chance to seize the initiative in these two areas with a simple 5-point plan.

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Market Says McCain is Bonkers, Not Bold

Max Keiser | Posted 09.26.2008 | Business

Read More: Mccain, Intrade, Prediction Markets, 2008 Presidential Race, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, George W. Bush, Henry Paulson, Congress, Ben Bernanke, Obama, Presidential Debates, David Letterman, Poll Numbers, Business News
Max Keiser

Is McCain experiencing a mere wave of panic selling? Can he rebound from 44? Time will tell, but so far traders don't seem to be buying McCain on this dip.

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The McCain Meltdown

Michael Carmichael | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Credit Crisis, John McCain, Wall Street Crisis, Bailout, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Presidential Debates, Politics News
Michael Carmichael

Today, a mere forty days before the election, in high pomp McCain has now willingly donned the robes and assumed the tragic role of Herbert Hoover the Second.

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A Great American Statesman

Bob Ostertag | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Breaking Politics News, Politics, White House, Bailout, Economy, George W. Bush, Politics News
Bob Ostertag

It is a rare moment in the history of statesmanship when a leader rises to the occasion on the global stage of human events with such eloquence that there is really nothing more to say.

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Who Knows What Presidents Will Do?

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gerald Ford, Presidential, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush, George W. Bush, Abraham Lincoln, Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Presidential Debates, Jfk, Presidents, President, Politics News
Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose Presidents defy categorization by their decisions. Which renders exceedingly silly the idea that it makes a real difference whic...

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Stooge McDuck

Dan Pasternack | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Bailout, Economy, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Politics News
Dan Pasternack

In what is turning into the perfect storm for the US economy and for what I believe to be the most important presidential race of my lifetime, John Mc...

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Debate This: The Collapse of Bush's Nuclear Strategy

Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Libya, Nuclear Weapons, Condoleezza Rice, George W. Bush, Bush Failure, Iran, North Korea, Nuclear Proliferation, Foreign Policy Debate, Presidential Debates, Foreign Policy, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

It is not just U.S. economic policy that is in crisis. Every proliferation danger take on by the Bush administration, with the sole exception of Libya, is worse today than when President Bush took office.

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The Exit of George Bush's "Point Man" in Africa

Sean Jacobs | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Politics, South Africa, Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma, George W. Bush, Africa, Thabo Mbeki, Politics News
Sean Jacobs

Mbeki's commendation of his government's "sterling work," during his televised resignation speech must have sounded to his people like a description of another country.

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Bush's Laundry List

Jamal Dajani | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Mahmoud Abbas, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, US Economy, John McCain, War on Terror, Bailout, War in Afghanistan, Pakistan, George W. Bush, War in Iraq, Barack Obama, Iran Nuclear Weapons, Presidential Debates, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

In January, Obama or McCain will inherit a bankrupt treasury and trillions of dollars of debt. But just as troubling is Bush's laundry list of Middle East issues that remain a threat to U.S. national security.

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American People Tired Of Being Hoodwinked

R.W. Sanders | Posted 09.26.2008 | Home

Read More: Wag the Dog, Economy, Economic Crisis, George W. Bush, Anthrax, Democrats, War on Terror, Politics, Bush Administration, Bailout, Barack Obama, Karl Rove, Iraq War, Dick Cheney, John McCain, Republicans, Home News
R.W. Sanders

What Bush, McCain and all too many in government fail to realize is that there exists a very large groundswell among us common folk. And they would be wise to pay more attention.

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Sarah Palin: Washington's Silent Movie Star... But She's No Greta Garbo

Lily Koppel | Posted 09.25.2008 | Style

Read More: Greta Garbo, Lily Koppel Ny Times, Red Leather Diary Lily Koppel, Lindsay Lohan, Helen Thomas, John McCain, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush, Style News
Lily Koppel

The American people should demand that Sarah Palin talk to the press. We are not watching a movie -- this is real life and it is getting increasingly scary. Who does she think she is, Garbo?

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Jason Linkins

Grandstanding For Wall Street: How They Covered It

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Paulson Bailout, John McCain, Bailout, George W. Bush, Financial Crisis, Barack Obama, Video, Politics News

The important work of socializing all the risk, ever, and placing it on the burden of the taxpayers entered the all-important Empty Pageantry Stage today that McCain requested Bush throw at the White House.

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