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A Dream Obtained: The Future of Black Politics

Timothy Cooper | Posted 12.31.2008 | Politics

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Timothy Cooper

With the election of 2008 demonstrating how far this country has progressed with issues such as sexism and racism, it should be interesting to see if America will respond any differently to a Commander-in-chief of color.

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Liveblog! Election 2008

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.04.2008 | Media

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For us, and for everyone, it all comes down to tonight. We know you have many options for your election-night media consumption, and we thank you for any time you might spend here with us, on this Night of Nights. Our liveblog is below. It's been our pleasure to share this incredible campaign with you.

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Liveblog! Obama and McCain Meet Head On For The Last Time, Unless You Count Election Day

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.15.2008 | Media

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Will McCain lose his temper? Will "That One" speak professorially? (Drink every time someone on cable says that!) What will the squiggly lines of CNN have to say about it? Tune in, all, because our liveblog is live!

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Presidential Debate Liveblog Video, or, The Return of Michael Dukakis

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.08.2008 | Media

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Debate! Liveblog! Video! When you put those three things together, you get a truly magical moment in punditry. That happened last night in a downtown ...

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Liveblog! Obama and McCain Square Off in Nashville

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.07.2008 | Media

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Our takeaway: Obama's still cool, McCain's still cranky, and Brokaw needs his teleprompter. Also, apparently McCain's known how to get Osama bin Laden this whole time. Aw jeez, NOW he tells us!

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Liveblog: Palin Holds Her Own, But Biden Wins The Day

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.02.2008 | Media

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The Veep debate has come and gone. Biden was strong and hit the right emotional notes; Ifill wasn't in the tank; and Palin held her own, even if she didn't always quite make sense.

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Obama vs. McCain: Gettin' LiveBloggy With It

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.27.2008 | Media

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ETP liveblogged the debate tonight with Glynnis MacNicol and John Carney. You can find all the good stuff through the link (we blogged it using the n...

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Liveblog! Obama vs. McCain And The Debate That Almost Wasn't

Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney | Posted 09.26.2008 | Media

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Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Carney

Welcome to our debate liveblog! We're figuring out how this Liveblogging software works. Please don't judge us just yet. Update: Okay! We've figured...

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Jason Linkins

LiveBlogging Your Ole Miss Debate!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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Good evening everyone! What on earth are we doing tonight? Seriously? Wasn't this stuff suspended? What is going on? Honestly! Today was my day ...

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Just Another Super Tuesday: Huck's Out, McCain's In, And Hillary's Staying Put

Glynnis MacNicol and Rachel Sklar | Posted 03.05.2008 | Media

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Glynnis MacNicol and Rachel Sklar

Tim Russert seems apoplectic with joy that this will be going on 'til June. Wow. This campaign is never-ending.

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Liveblog! Dems Play "Meet Me In Ohio"

HuffPost Liveblog | Posted 02.26.2008 | Media

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What kind of debate will this be? A hugs n' kisses lovefest or a no-holds-barred slugfest between one candidate riding high and the other desperate to pull herself back up?

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Liveblog! Barack's Messin' With Texas, Hillary Just Wants To Hold 'Em

HuffPost Liveblog | Posted 02.21.2008 | Media

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Lone Star State? Not after tonight's CNN debate in Austin, which ended politely in a draw — with almost two weeks to go. That's two weeks of Obama's momentum to take hold, and that's a problem for Hillary Clinton.

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Liveblog! Super Tuesday Brings Many Happy Returns, Plus Ratings

Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol and Joe Cutbirth | Posted 02.05.2008 | Media

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Rachel Sklar, Glynnis MacNicol and Joe Cutbirth

Who remembers about a week ago when Tim Russert sat up there on Nightly News and said it was a two-person race? As if Chuck Norris would let THAT happen.

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Liveblog! With Super Tuesday In Their Sights, It's Down To Two

R. Sklar, G. MacNicol, J. Neffinger and W. Thomas | Posted 01.31.2008 | Media

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R. Sklar, G. MacNicol, J. Neffinger and W. Thomas

On the whole, the visual of tonight was the most striking thing about it. Personal feelings aside they really are a dream team.

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Liveblog! Letting The GOP Dogs Out In Boca

James Boyce, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Neffinger | Posted 01.24.2008 | Media

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James Boyce, Glynnis MacNicol, and John Neffinger

Who let the dogs out? Well, if they're the dogs of having the best performance in a GOP debate, it turns out that it was...Mitt Romney. Still, he's still got a fight on his hand with McCain...and as for Giuliani? Crash and burn. John McCain's Fredo kiss proves it.

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Liveblog! Realizing MLK's Dream On A South Carolina Stage

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.21.2008 | Politics

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Greetings and welcome to South Carolina, where these four candidates duked it out in the Dem debate. (The fourth? Bill Clinton, natch.)

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Liveblog! Dem Threesome: What Happens In Vegas, Stays In Vegas

Lloyd Grove, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.15.2008 | Politics

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Lloyd Grove, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Vegas, baby! Care to gamble on a candidate? Best of luck — they were all on their best behavior, no scrapping to be seen. Well, it is the anniversary of Martin Luther King's birthday, after all.

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Liveblog! GOP Square-Off In South Carolina — Including Ron Paul!

J. Neffinger, G. MacNicol, D. Shea and R. Sklar | Posted 01.10.2008 | Media

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J. Neffinger, G. MacNicol, D. Shea and R. Sklar

Welcome to South Carolina, where all the candidates have their best game faces on. It must be the fact that they had a day to get some sleep — they are all better, sharper, and more relaxed than they have seemed in, well, days. In campaign time, that's like a week in Cabo.

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Liveblog! The ABC Debates, From On Site (If Not Online)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 01.05.2008 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to New Hampshire and the historic back-to-back GOP/Dem debate, smack dab between the Iowa and New Hampshire votes! All your favorites are here, unless your favorites are Mike Gravel, Duncan Hunter, and Dennis Kucinich. The process of elimination has begun, people, and tonight is for taking it that much further...all the way to November 2008.

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Liveblog! Final Dem Debate, Final Shot For Hil (Plus — Baseball!)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.13.2007 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the last Dem debate before the Iowa caucus. Today: Hillary's Last Stand. Can she recover from the Obama onslaught? Can she recover from Bill on the campaign trail? CAN SHE RECOVER FROM OPRAH?

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Liveblog! The GOP's Last Stand In Iowa

Jason Linkins, John Neffinger and Rachel Sklar | Posted 12.12.2007 | Politics

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Jason Linkins, John Neffinger and Rachel Sklar

Welcome to Iowa, and the final GOP debate of the season! All eyes are on the Hawkeye State for the answer to this one question: Huckaboom or Huckabust?

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Liveblog! The GOP + CNN + YouTube = Snowman Fever! (Minus The Snowman)

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol and Phil deVellis | Posted 11.28.2007 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol and Phil deVellis

Mike Huckabee with the line of the night: "Jesus was too smart to ever run for public office." Put that on a bumper sticker!

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Liveblog! What Happens In Vegas, Stays in Vegas, Except For All The Media Attention

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.15.2007 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

Vegas baby — woooo! The elbows come out, the claws are bared, and turns out nobody really knows about that driver's license thing. Plus, Edwards? Maybe not the most cuddly running mate for Hillary.

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Liveblog-A-Go-Go! Seriously, Everyone's A Goddamned Expert These Days

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.31.2007 | Media

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The upshot is, liveblogging is an easy, no-brainer way to get a jump on the conversation and become an early participant.

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Liveblog! Dems Take Off The Gloves In The City of Brotherly Love

John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.30.2007 | Media

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John Neffinger, Glynnis MacNicol, and Rachel Sklar

No glove, no love in Philly: Obama and Edwards pile on Hillary, and Dodd and Richardson get in on the action. Elbows are out, gloves are off — and UFOs are real!

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