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The Mortgage Mess and the Economic Meltdown: What McCain (and the rest of us) Should Learn from the Keating Scandal

Peter Dreier | Posted 03.25.2008 | Home

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Peter Dreier

If McCain were alone in participating in this culture of corruption, we wouldn't be in the economic mess we're now in. Unfortunately, McCain's behavior was typical.

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Stop The Insanity

R.T. Eby | Posted 03.24.2008 | Home

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R.T. Eby

The question facing Democrats at this point in the election cycle is how scorched are we willing to let the earth become?

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The Pursuit of Public Happiness

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 03.17.2008 | Home

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Kelly Nuxoll

Saturday I marched in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Harrisburg, PA with former U.S. Senator Harris Wofford. As metaphors go, a parade is the best I can think of for a public that is feeling its way along a better course.

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IRS Probe Of Obama's Church Underscores Anxieties For Nonprofits

John K. Wilson | Posted 02.28.2008 | Home

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John K. Wilson

The national United Church of Christ is under attack from the IRS, the AP reports, because the church invited one of its members, Barack Obama, to spe...

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Watch McCain Flip Flop On Waterboarding

Hanna Ingber Win | Posted 02.14.2008 | Home

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Hanna Ingber Win

So much for Sen. John McCain being a man of principle who stood up to the Bush Administration and fellow Republicans. Turns out, he too is just anoth...

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McCain's Online Critics Grow Quiet

WonkoBlog.com | Posted 02.12.2008 | Home

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In a sign that conservative bloggers are either giving John McCain a grudging nod of approval, or at worst ignoring him, McCain's conservative buzz in...

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Colorado Superdelegates Size Up Presidential Race

Colorado Confidential | Leslie Robinson | Posted 02.11.2008 | Home

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Recent primaries and caucuses in Washington, Louisiana and Nebraska raised Sen. Barack Obama's delegate count (857) past Sen. Hillary Clinton's (841) ...

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Obama and Lobbyists Like Me

Zephyr Teachout | Posted 02.08.2008 | Home

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Zephyr Teachout

Obama, oddly, is sending me money. I got a letter from Alexa Chappell yesterday, Deputy Director of Compliance of the Obama Campaign, with a check inside for $100, made out to me.

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Catching Up With Meghan McCain

Off The Bus | Posted 02.06.2008 | Home

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Former HuffPost editor E.A. Hanks caught Meghan McCain on the phone yesterday to chat about life aboard the Straight Talk Express. Check out Hanks'...

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Dialing For Last Minute Votes

Cristina Chang | Posted 02.05.2008 | Home

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Cristina Chang

I left an Obama rally on Sunday ready to make some Get Out The Vote phone calls. The experience has left me certain I'll be nicer to telemarketers in the future.

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Feminist Leaders Oppose Hillary, Endorse Obama

Jon Wiener | Posted 02.03.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

More than 100 New York feminist leaders released a joint statement Sunday afternoon criticizing Hillary Clinton and supporting Obama for president.

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Major LA Spanish-Language Paper Backs Obama

San Diego Politico | Posted 02.02.2008 | Home

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La Opinión, the major Spanish language newspaper in Los Angeles, has endorsed Barack Obama in the upcoming primary. In an editorial titlted "The Demo...

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Brownback Uses Roe v. Wade Anniversary As Premise For Fundraising Pitch

Iowa Independent | Lynda Waddington | Posted 01.22.2008 | Home

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In his first direct email to supporters since leaving the race for the White House, Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, has used the 35th anniversary of Roe...

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Tempers Flare At Democratic Debate

Campaign Diaries | Daniel Nichanian | Posted 01.22.2008 | Home

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Last night's debate was the most fiery we have seen yet in the Democratic race. The first hour was especially intense, as Clinton and Obama unleashed ...

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One Latino Voter For Obama

Claudia Cruz | Posted 01.05.2008 | Home

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Claudia Cruz

Soledad Guzman Salazar, who moved from Colombia to New Hampshire seven years ago, came to the Barack Obama rally at Nashua High School North. She sai...

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Hillary's Man Problem

Jon Wiener | Posted 01.01.2008 | Home

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Jon Wiener

Some data suggests that Hillary's man problem is not very serious -- but it still might bring her defeat in November.

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Clinton Insiders Fear Secret Service Records Could Damage Campaign

ConsortiumNews.com | Robert Parry | Posted 12.20.2007 | Home

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Even as Hillary Clinton's operatives were dropping hints that Republicans would exploit Barack Obama's youthful drug use, some Clinton insiders privat...

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Kucinich Fumes Over Exclusion From Today's Debate

Cleveland.com | Sabrina Eaton | Posted 12.13.2007 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich, who routinely refuses to debate challengers in his Cleveland-area congressional races, is fuming ov...

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Roadkill: OffTheBus's Ongoing RoundUp of the Awkward, the Ugly, and the Just Plain Weird

Off The Bus | Posted 12.13.2007 | Home

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Ron Paul's struggle not to be last. Edwards touts his accent. Dodd wins race for best grade school gimmick. Fred plays macho man in GOP debate.

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