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McCain Ad: Obama Wants Higher Taxes For Workin' Joes

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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Expanding on his closing argument, John McCain put out an ad on Tuesday morning that accuses Barack Obama of pushing redistributive tax policies and w...

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Dozens Of Call Center Workers Quit Over McCain Attacks

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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At least three dozen workers at a telemarketing call center in Indiana walked off the job rather than read an incendiary McCain campaign script attack...

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McCain Camp Waging Ground War Under the Surface Out of Sight

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

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Kelly Nuxoll

Something strange has been going on here in North Carolina. In Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia, Bethlehem, Pittsburgh, Johnstown -- and now here in Durha...

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Teachers Can't Vouch for McCain's "Voucher Plan"

Cheryl Lubin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

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Cheryl Lubin

As a high school teacher who dips into my own wallet to buy paper and pencils for students in the second largest school district in the land, I recognize the dangers of a pro-voucher McCain administration. Vouchers are not, as Obama so succinctly put it, the panacea for failing schools.

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McCain Hiring Field Organizers Who Support Obama

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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The UK Times reports that some of John McCain's canvassers are actually supporting Barack Obama -- they're just there for the money. Two women walk o...

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What Is a Maverick Anyway?

Sarah Moglewer | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

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Sarah Moglewer

According to Webster's Dictionary, maverick means "unbranded calf." In the case of McCain, could it mean someone who goes out against the pack? Well, in this case, that definition doesn't apply.

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Jason Linkins

Obama Camp Pushes Back On Interpretation Of Radio Remarks

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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It's pretty clear that, having finally found their narrative at the very last minute in the form of a plumber named Joe in Ohio who thinks that Obama ...

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538's Nate Silver: How McCain Could Win

NY Post | Nate Silver | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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With nine days to go until the election, John McCain's electoral map is in tatters. According to Pollster.com, Obama presently holds leads of five or ...

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The Four Types of Undecided Voters

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.26.2008 | Home

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Barbara Dehn

With eight days to go, and two totally different candidates, how can anyone still be undecided? Turns out, there are lots of different kinds of undecided voters. They don't fall neatly into an easily parodied pigeon hole.

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Even Practical Omaha May Be Welcoming Change This Election

The Ballot Box | Posted 11.26.2008 | Home

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By Brad Davis OMAHA -- This city touts a market area of nearly 1.3 million, but it's still the sort of place where people ask where you went to high ...

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Weekly Roundup: OffTheBus Readers Engage in Social(ism) Networking

Chris Nelson | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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Chris Nelson

As scattered as the week has been now that all of the major campaign milestones have come and gone, turning the tables on John McCarthy, erm, McCain's criticism of Barack Obama this week has been the one thread in our inbox.

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Middle Eastern Bloggers Disgusted by Slurs Against Muslims, Arabs and Blacks

Amira Al Hussaini | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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Amira Al Hussaini

A Negro, a Muslim and an anti-American. These are just some of the names Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been called over the pas...

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Anti-Muslim Heckling Deeply Troubling

E. Joyce Moore | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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E. Joyce Moore

I have two friends who I chose to reach out to for their view of the ongoing attacks by those associated with the McCain-Palin campaign on Senator Bar...

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Campaign Hate Speech Will Leave Our Nation Even More Divided

Rusel DeMaria | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home

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Rusel DeMaria

Obama's campaign ground game should remain intact and begin a new mission -- to communicate and bring people together, to begin a national dialog that heals wounds, promotes truth, and unifies us as one nation again.

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"Obama Is a Socialist" Smear Falls Flat

R.W. Sanders | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

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R.W. Sanders

Karl Rove knows that if you repeat a message over and over, people will eventually believe it. For this technique to work, however, one must stick to a simple theme and be consistent. John McCain didn't get that memo.

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Escape to Europe, Our Election Follows

Chris Savage | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

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Chris Savage

In this small Italian town at the base of the Alps, I could watch the presidential debate in English on CNN, in English on the BBC and on no less than three other channels shown with a slight delay and translated instantly into Italian.

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Real Change Depends On Replacing Entrenched Party Operatives

David Lucht | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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David Lucht

There may be good reasons to vote the Republican ticket, but the hope that John McCain will bring change to Washington cannot be counted as one of them.

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Growing Majority Thinks McCain Attacks Obama Unfairly

CNN | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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A growing number of Americans believe John McCain has attacked Barack Obama unfairly, a negative perception of the Arizona senator that could cost him...

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Will the Republican Party Survive -- And Does Anybody Care?

Larry Gellman | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Larry Gellman

Until eight years ago, Republicans had a deserved reputation for being more socially and fiscally conservative and responsible.

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Rachel Weiner

Joe The Plumber Tanks In Swing States

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

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Campaign aides to John McCain told the New York Times last week that "Joe the Plumber" would form the bedrock of their strategy for the rest of the ra...

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Sam Stein

McCain's Robocalls Have Parents Worried About Their Kids; Palin Criticizes Tactic

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

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One of the more noteworthy responses to John McCain's massive robocall campaign tying Barack Obama to Bill Ayers has been from parents whose children ...

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My Protest at Palin Rally Finds Some Support From the Crowd

Susan Eleuterio | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

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Susan Eleuterio

Noblesville, Indiana -- A group of intrepid peace activist Hoosiers (members of CodePINK, Women for Peace) braved a Sarah Palin rally in Noblesville, ...

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Obama Makes His Seventh Trip to Southwest Virginia

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.18.2008 | Home

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Lisa Solod Warren

Roanoke, Virginia -- To the music of Bruce Springsteen's "The Rising" and against a backdrop of a huge contingent of screaming Virginia Tech students ...

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Accidential Pregnancies Not To Be Taken Lightly

Barbara Dehn | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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Barbara Dehn

As a practicing women's health nurse practitioner, I've worked for over 20 years to try and prevent accidental pregnancies because I've seen first hand the effects that this has on women. An accidental pregnancy may be a source of joy for some women, and a crisis for others.

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Most International Bloggers Think Obama Won on Temperament

Amira Al Hussaini | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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Amira Al Hussaini

One blogger wrote: "Obama was unbelievably calm, collected and straight to the point. In fact he went out of his way to be nice while McCain was constantly attacking and putting on that fake, scary smile. Damn, that smile is scary."

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