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John McCain's Letter to Joe the Plumber Leaked to Press

Lee Camp | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics

My Autistic Son is Not a Political Pawn

Janet Grillo | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Last night, John McCain told us that Governor Palin "knows more about Autism than any other American I know." Perhaps he should get out more.

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Hey Joe: Meet the Constitution

Doug Kendall | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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The clear winner of Wednesday's debate, Joe the plumber, focused a national debate on the wisdom and fairness of progressive taxation.

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Joe the Plumber Meets Sarah the Energy Expert

Jackson Williams | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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It's been a pattern ever since the governor of Alaska was offered the vice presidential slot: the closer we get to Halloween, McCain shows himself to be more and more frightfully unprepared.

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Is There a GOP Strategy -- A Kamikaze Campaign for the Black Helicopter Crowd?

RJ Eskow | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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McCain had already convinced most Americans he's not capable of fixing the economy, but last night he convinced them that... they don't like him, either.

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It's Going to Take a Lot More Than Joe the Plumber

Mary Lyon | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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I'd still like to like John McCain, especially since I once did - to some degree anyway. But with every day on this marathon, in every speech, and every debate, I'm less motivated to do so.

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No Spreading Of The Wealth And More Tax Breaks For The Wealthy? Say It Ain't, So Joe!

Lecia Shorter | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home

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As an owner of a minority and woman owned small business, no longer do I want to see power and wealth concentrated amongst a small segment of our society. Real "change" will promote the growth of all small business enterprises while evening the playing field for minorities and women.

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McCain's Losing Strategy: Double Down on the Anger

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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This debate was won on the reaction shots. Every time Obama spoke, McCain grimaced, sneered, or rolled his eyes. Every time McCain was on the attack, Obama smiled - underlining McCain's need for anger management. Read More New on Green: Sloan Barnett and Green Goes With Everything For many people, the signature image signifying threats to our environment is the disappearing snowcap atop Mt. Kilimanjaro. Sloan Barnett epitomizes the new image. She is a former consumer reporter who became an environmental activist when her son developed asthma. Read More October Surprise Update: What McCain May Be Planning and What Obama Can Do to Ruin It As the one arrow left in McCain's quiver -- other than appealing to racists -- national security becomes the likeliest playing field for an October Surprise. Read More

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Plumbers Again?

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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While Obama came across like a breathless statesman, McCain came off incendiary, competitive, and humorless making it hard to accept his premise that he will use the military option as a last resort.

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An Old Boxer Who Has Been in One Too Many Fights

Cenk Uygur | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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Even though I'm not for McCain and I think he has run a dishonorable campaign, I feel an empathetic sadness for him. Please let the sun set already. Let this campaign be over already.

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McCain Is Not Bush? - The Failed Economics of Reagan, Bush and McCain

Bruce Tenenbaum | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

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If John McCain wants us to think he's not the same as George Bush, perhaps he should stop embracing Bush's policies.

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Joe the Plumber, Obama and McCain

Nancy Snow | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Wow, I never thought a presidential discussion would get me thinking so much about my toilet.

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Who Won The Last Debate? Obama Dominates By Largest Margins Yet

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

John McCain didn't just fail to get the game-changer he needed -- he was trounced in this third and final debate, if the instant post-debate polling p...

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The "Joe the Plumber" Debate

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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We have just experienced the worst financial crisis in 70 years. Eight hundred thousand people have lost their jobs in recent months. And all McCain wants to talk about is Bill Ayers and ACORN?

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Obama Glides, McCain Punches-- Big Winner Is Joe the Plumber!

Greg Mitchell | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Forget Joe Six-Pack. We have a new American icon, who may not need a designated driver on the way home from the soccer game.

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Put McCain Out of His Misery

Robert Shrum | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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For McCain, the urgent need tonight was not for McCarthyism on Ayers or ACORN, but for sounding authoritative on the economy -- a daunting objective for someone who said he doesn't know much about economics.

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The Faces of John McCain

Marty Kaplan | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Ninety minutes of John McCain making faces was more than enough for a lifetime. It's hard to imagine anyone willingly inviting that antic lemon-sucking grinfest into their homes for the next four years.

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Not Boring, Substantive, and Obama Dominates

James Love | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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I have a brother who is a plumber. His name's not Joe, and he is voting for Obama.

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Obama T.K.O.s McCain in Last Debate

Ari Melber | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama never delivered a knockout punch during the final presidential debate, but it did not matter. Obama won a T.K.O.

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Third Presidential Debate Reactions

Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Pundits have already begun to weigh on tonight's debate. Here is a roundup of some of the reactions. Marc Ambinder: Tonight, we saw a McXplosion. Eve...

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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

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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Obama-McCain Hofstra Presidential Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington: McCain's Losing Strategy: Double Down on the Anger: McCain scored the zinger of the night with, "I am not President Bush. If you ...

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What to Look for in Tonight's Debate

Sarah Walker | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

Did Obama just make a secret terrorist hand gesture that would signal his terrorist friends to hop in the Obama Time Machine to travel back to 1969 to attempt to set off a bomb?

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Presidential Debate Preview: McCain Says He'll "Whip" Obama's "You-Know-What"

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics

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***Click here for complete coverage of tonight's debate*** Tonight is the third and final presidential debate, and the stakes are highest for John Mc...

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McCain Campaign Advances Possibility of Using "Yo Momma" Insults in Debate

Steve Young | Posted 10.15.2008 | Media

"Obviously thing are looking a bit dire," said McCain spokesman, Tucker Bounds, "so you can expect Senator McCain to take off the gloves at tonight's debate.

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