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Mike the Writer is for Obama: So are Most Europeans, but Why Do Media Pundits See That as a Downside?

Michael Russnow | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media

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Michael Russnow

Rather than think our foreign friends' hopeful anticipation is a bad sign, it should give us more incentive to restore the love and respect the world has long held for the United States.

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Bette Midler's Hulaween Ball: A Great Investment

Andrea Chalupa | Posted 11.01.2008 | Green

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Andrea Chalupa

Last night, at Bette Midler's annual Hulaween Ball in the Waldorf Astoria, the eco-diva raised $2-3 million for New York's Restoration Project. Ticket...

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Don't Write the Epitaph Just Yet for The October Surprise

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Jermiah Wright, White House, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Presidential Race, Bill Clinton, October Surprise, Kenyan Aunt, John McCain, Plo, Home News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The much vaunted October surprise turned out to be not one surprise but a succession of surprises. And they all seemed to go bust. Let's tick them ...

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President Obama

George Mitrovich | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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George Mitrovich

On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will be elected president and vice president of the United States. On Inauguration Day, January 20, 20...

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A Pillar of Mesa Democrat Community

Mary Kenez | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Mary Kenez

I first met Martha McCoy at the GEMDEMS office. This is a Democratic club that was formed in 2005 to fill a total vacuum of local Democratic represent...

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Students Ask: Are Our Elections Fair?

Robert Koehler | Posted 10.31.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Election 2004, Election Fraud, Voting, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Chicago High Schools, Election 2008, Chicago News
Robert Koehler

'Our class is writing this to inform everyone about previous problems in the elections and to warn people to watch for similar troubles.'

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Happy Halloween

Larry Beinhart | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Larry Beinhart

Trick or Treat, America! Your choice, an African American President, or the Great Depression. Costume! Put on your banker suit, get a box of apples,...

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Expanding War, Contracting Meaning: The Next President and the Global War on Terror

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al-Qaeda, John McCain, Cia, War on Terror, Afghanistan, Pakistan, George W. Bush, 9/11, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Politics, Politics News, Bush Administration, Military, Middle East, Condoleezza Rice, 2008 Presidential Race, War Wire, Politics News
Andrew Bacevich

A week ago, I asked a four-star U.S. military officer: What exactly is the strategy that guides the Bush administration's conduct of this war? His dismaying, if not exactly surprising, answer: there is none.

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What Happens in Syria Stays in Syria

Jamal Dajani | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Lebanon, John McCain, Middle East, Terrorism, George W. Bush, Conspiracy, Hezbollah, Attack on Syria, US Elections, Israel, Iraq, Bashar Al-Assad, Syria, Al Qaeda, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

Another bizarre incident was added to the string of assassinations and attacks that have plagued Syria for the past year. On October 26th an American ...

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US-Iraq Security Pact Unlikely To Pass, Says Senior Iraqi Leader

Washington Post | Dan Eggen and Karen DeYoung | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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A senior Iraqi political leader said yesterday he is "doubtful" that a bilateral agreement authorizing U.S. forces to remain in Iraq after the end of ...

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Petraeus Wanted Diplomacy With Syria; Bush Said No

ABC News | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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Apparently Gen. David Petraeus does not agree with the Bush administration that the road to Damascus is a dead end. ABC News has learned, Petraeus p...

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Bill Clinton Lays Out What Matters in a President; McCain Flunks the Test

Brian Ross | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

Bill Clinton gave one of the best speeches of his political career on Wednesday night in Kissimmee, FLA., and he did it in one sentence.

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It's Their Turn

David Suissa | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, John McCain, Jewish Voters, George W. Bush, Politics News
David Suissa

Regardless of how negatively one may feel about Obama or his policies, after eight years we conservatives deserve our failing grade, and our opponents deserve their turn at the plate.

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Is Al Qaeda Messing With Our Elections?

Ilan Goldenberg | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Qaeda, Obama, Mccain, Drudge, Osama Bin Laden, Endorsements, Terrorism, George W. Bush, 2008 Election, Politics News
Ilan Goldenberg

It looks like Drudge is trying to get folks believing that Al Qaeda supports Obama. The reality is much more complicated.

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Seth Colter Walls

Bush Running Out Of Time For Iraq-U.S. Security Deal, House Dems Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Two House Democrats are expressing "uncertainty" that President Bush will have enough time to finalize the planned Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) w...

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Moderate Republicans Unhappy With Party's New Principles

Chuck Lasker | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Chuck Lasker

The Republican Party is a ghost of its original self. It's no wonder reasonable, tolerant, progressive Republicans are jumping ship, while new recruits to the Party are diminishing.

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This Election, Plates of Human History Will Shift

Michael Hughes | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Michael Hughes

As November 4th approaches, voters are determining if they want to be an integral part of history, or on the wrong side of it. Forces are at work beyond description, like some divine hand pushing us forward.

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Deception

Walter Williams and Bryan D. Jones | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Walter Williams and Bryan D. Jones

Bush's use of deception as one of his primary tools of governance has robbed citizens of the needed popular information. His presidency has greatly diminished American constitutional governance.

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The Republican Party Is Headed To War -- With Itself

Matt Littman | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Matt Littman

There will be a civil war in the Republican Party, between the people who believe the Party has gone too far to the right, and the people who believe that the Party just had the wrong messenger this time.

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Channel This Election Fervor Into Helping the Country

Brian Ross | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

When the dust settles Tuesday, the lunatic fringe on both sides of the aisle will crawl back into their burrows, and the rest of us will be left to repair the damage done by the Bush Administration.

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Sign The Big Apology To George W. Bush!

Martin Lewis | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Martin Lewis

If we had known 8 years ago that you would nationalize many of the US's largest banks (Right on Comrade!), galvanize the nation to vote for a liberal Democrat to replace you ...

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Maybe You Shouldn't Vote

Bill Folman | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Bill Folman

I ask that you take a moment to answer the following questions and determine whether you have the skill and the know-how to vote responsibly for our next president.

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TV Ad Wars: McCain Takes His Last Shot(s)

William Bradley | Posted 10.28.2008 | Media

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William Bradley

For all the rumor-mongering about Obama as a "Manchurian candidate," there is no silver bullet to defeat the vampire that haunts the nightmares of the far right. Reality is dawning.

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Hitting the Trifecta

David Epstein | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: 2004 Election, Economy, 2004 Presidential Election, George W. Bush, Bear Stearns, Bad Debt, Sarah Palin, Financial Crisis, Politics News
David Epstein

The current administration has proven the folly of trying to make government work when you don't really believe in government to start with, when you think it's the problem, not the solution.

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One Final Look At The Disaster Of Bush's Economic Record

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 10.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Economy, Financial Crisis, Job Creation, Inflation, George W. Bush, Business News
Hale

No matter how you slice and dice the numbers, there is no way to make the Bush record of job creation look anything less than terrible.

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