Kentucky

Next Toyota Prius to Be Built in US, But "Karoshi," or Death By Overwork," Tempers the Company' s Announcement

Steve Parker | Posted 07.11.2008 | Business

Read More: Energy, Toyota Camry, Karoshi, United Nations, Kentucky, San Antonio, Toyota, Honda, Blue Spring, Japan, Toyota Prius, Solar Panels, Environment, Death by Work, Mississippi, Health, Kyocera, Nagoya, Tupelo, Business News

Trying to make death by overwork acceptable to any society, because survivors are able to get some monetary benefit is ridiculous, repulsive and outrageous.

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What Fifty State Strategy?

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

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Seated in the Kentucky headquarters with her blue eyes, tightly curled white hair, turquoise earrings and a rainbow-colored pullover, Party Director Jo Anne Crawford looked as lonely as the Maytag repairman.

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Sonny Landham, Ex-Action Star, Guns For Senate

AP | BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sonny Landham carved out a tough-guy reputation in a series of big-screen roles, from roughing up Sylvester Stallone to gettin...

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Kentucky Bible Belt Patchwork Politics

R.T. Eby | Posted 06.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Southern Voters, Republican Kentucky, The South Democrats, Rural Voters, Bible Belt Politics, Scottsville KY, Kentucky, Allen County KY, Franklin KY, Nashville Bible Belt, South Democrats, Democratic Kentucky, Simpson County KY, Home News

Just above the buckle of the Bible Belt lie Simpson and Allen Counties. The demographics of the two counties are nearly indistinguishable. Except that one is Republican and the other Democratic.

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No Longer Staring Into the Abyss of an Obama-Clinton Ticket

Paul Jenkins | Posted 05.25.2008 | Politics

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Clinton's increasingly desperate quest to show something for her decades of campaigning has taken on a vaguely insane turn, for which we should be grateful, even as it makes us queasy.

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Barack Obama and the Unmaking of the Democratic Party

Sean Wilentz | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign and its sympathizers have begun to articulate what they mean by their vague slogan of "change" -- nothing less than usurping the historic Democratic Party, by rejecting its historic electoral core.

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Fear of Islam Hurts Obama in Kentucky

Matthew Palevsky | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Islam, Bradley Effect, Democratic Primary, Politico, Barack Obama, Matthew Palevsky, Kentucky, Racism, Rumors, Election 2008, The Real News, Politics News

One might have thought that the Wright scandal would have extinguished Obama's rumored connection to Islam. Instead, it has only strengthened the spurious claims about his faith.

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Clinton Gave Voters Permission to be Racist

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: West Virginia, Primary, Barack Obama, Racist, Kentucky, General Election, Race, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

Normally the race issue is a third rail in American politics; you're not allowed to touch it. But Clinton did two important things to change that paradigm.

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The Ho-Hum Obama Revolution

Richard Gizbert | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

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There is something extraordinary occurring in American politics, and the nonchalant media coverage of a seismic event, such as what happened in Portland, ought not to mask that.

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It's Over. But Let's Just Hope We're Only Talking About the Democratic Nomination

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Clinton, Primary, Oregon, Kentucky, Obama, Mccain, General Election, Democrats, Election, Obama White Voters, White Working Class Voters, Racism, White Voters, Politics News

The simple truth is that America is still quite a racist country. I'm not so sure Obama can overturn centuries of deep-rooted racism in just five months.

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Obama's Clouded Victory Rally

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Oregon, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Iowa, Democratic Nomination, Obama Des Moines, Obama Victory Rally, Iowa Obama, Clinton Race, Iowa Voters Hillary, Home News

In the VIP line at the rally were those who had caucused for Edwards, Kucinich, Richardson, Biden and Dodd. There were Iowans for all the Democratic candidates. Except one. And there were no Republicans.

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HuffPost's New Political Director, Hilary Rosen, On CNN

Huff TV | Posted 05.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Primaries, Video, Clinton, Oregon, Kentucky, Mccain, Obama, Politics News

Hilary Rosen -- our new Political Director and Washington Editor-at-Large -- joined CNN's political round-table to discuss primaries in Kentucky and Oregon.

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A Question For Democratic Primary Voters: What Is The Value Of Higher Education?

Thomas de Zengotita | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Educated Voters, Oregon, Kentucky, Uneducated Voters, Cultural Divide, Democratic Primaries, Politics News

These primaries seem to be a clash between those who didn't go to college and those who did. Parents who didn't go very often want their kids to -- who will then turn into Obama types.

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Sen. John McCain: The NRA's 'C-plus' Valedictorian

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.20.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain spoke to the National Rifle Association in Louisville last Friday, and the reaction seemed mixed. I had a few thoughts of my own aft...

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A Feel-Good Moment: Ed Rollins Hears "Death Knell" For GOP

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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John McCain "can't win" if he's seen as "the Bush third term" -- this, from a Republican?

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Obama to Return to Iowa Tuesday to Kick Off General

Beverly Davis | Posted 05.17.2008 | Home

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The "welcome back" rally scheduled for Tuesday in Des Moines is a thank you to the white working class voters who catapulted him to the front of the race and gave Clinton her first taste of defeat.

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The NRA On Sen. John McCain, Then And Now

Paul Helmke | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain is scheduled to speak before the NRA convention in Louisville this Friday, May 16, 2008, and I suspect he might have to perform a hig...

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Bill Clinton to Rural W. Va.: "I'd Rather Be Here with You" -- Really? When Was His Last Visit?

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

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The Obama campaign might suggest to the citizens in rural West Virginia that the candidate treating them like manipulable children, not worthy of the truth, is Hillary Clinton.

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What Should Obama Do In West Virginia and Kentucky?

David Roberts | Posted 05.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, West Virginia, Kentucky, Sustainability, Hillary Clinton, Coal, Coal Mining, Barack Obama, Politics News

He could defy conventional wisdom by treating rural white voters like adults, helping them plan a real path to economic health and sustainability rather than telling them fairy tales about coal.

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O Bubba, Where Art Thou?

Linda Hansen | Posted 05.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Good Ole Boys, Bill Clinton, Racism, Class Warfare, George W. Bush, The Bubba Vote, West Virginia, Kentucky, Hillary Clinton, Democratic Primary, Barack Obama, Pandering, The GOP Southern Strategy, Home News

Bubba's not just in Ohio and Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. He's not just Southern white trash. He's in every socio-economic class. Scratch his politically correct veneer and have a look-see.

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Kentucky Death Penalty

Jeff Danziger | Posted 04.21.2008 | Politics

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Masking Justice, Supreme Court Style

Andrew Gumbel | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Shame on the Supreme Court for preferring to inhabit their cocoon of respectability on lethal injections -- justice masked by legalese -- than to face the facts.

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Chuck Schumer Is Playing Dangerous Games In North Carolina and Kentucky

Howie Klein | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Insiders like Schumer never learn. You can't beat a Republican with a Democrat who acts like a Republican.

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Edwards' Endorsement Of Clinton Imminent?

Chris Weigant | Posted 03.17.2008 | Politics

Senator Edwards, how long is it going to take you to make up your mind? That creaking sound you hear is your window of opportunity, slowly sliding shut.

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Polls, Al Gore, North Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, Vermont, West Virginia, Oregon, Colorado, General Election, Missouri, Nevada, Virginia, Defense, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Maine, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Superdelegates, Super Tuesday, Ken Salazar, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, New York, Barack Obama, Idaho, Foreign Policy, Independents, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Arkansas, South Carolina, 2008 Presidential Race, Iowa, Tennessee, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Utah, Rasmussen, Surveyusa, Politics News

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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