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McCain's Choice: Lose With Honor or Lose In Disgrace

Miles Mogulescu | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Miles Mogulescu

Will McCain go down in history as a principled conservative who lost an election standing on his convictions? Or as an opportunist who lost while bringing out the darkest elements in American politics?

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Sam Stein

Noonan, York, Toobin And Others Take Aim At McCain

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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With 22 days left before the voters hit the polls, conservative pundits and media commentators are scratching their heads over the lack of direction -...

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No Excuse For Dirty Politics

Chuck Lasker | Posted 11.13.2008 | Home

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Chuck Lasker

It is better to lose a presidential campaign than to lose your honor, integrity, dignity, pride and reputation. It's truly an amazing concept, I know, to use these words when talking about a campaign in this post-Rove world.

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GOP Leaders Worried McCain Headed For Defeat

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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After a turbulent week that included new disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin and signs that Senator John McCain was struggling to strike the right tone...

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Environmental Groups Push Back against Palin's Drive to Drill in Alaska Refuge

Colorado Independent | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

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Colorado Independent

"The ANWR oil is actually located in pockets spread across the whole coastal plain; 800 wells would have to be drilled and connected by a series of roads and pipelines. All kinds of infrastructure would have to be built."

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McCain Forced To Send Palin To Once-Red West Virginia

CNN | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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In what may be another signal that the troubled economy is forcing John McCain's campaign to play electoral map defense, Sarah Palin has scheduled a b...

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Sarah Palin: Below-Average American

Disgrasian | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

An as-yet-to-be-authenticated, high school transcript of Sarah Palin's was posted on Gawker Thursday, and it's a doozy. Apparently, Sarah Palin scored an 841 out of 1600.

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New McCain Campaign Song

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Robert S. McElvaine

In an increasingly rare moment of candor, the McCain campaign today released its new campaign song, "Yesterday": Yesterday, all my troubles seemed...

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Will Giuliani's Top Staff Lose Two Presidential Campaigns In One Year?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Back in June, many of us laughed and laughed at the idea that John McCain and the RNC was putting the top staff to Rudy Giuliani's disastrous presidential campaign to run the general election ground game.

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Palin Likens Her Supporters to the Worst Fans in Baseball

Disgrasian | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Disgrasian

As if I needed one more reason to loathe Sarah Palin, here's another: she likened the Republican presidential ticket to the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Palin Dispatched to Rally Anxious Nebraska Republicans

Brian Lancial | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

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Brian Lancial

If the Republican vote is diluted here by young, hyperactive Democrats, Obama could earn a 4-1 split of the state's 5 electoral votes and end by winning the electoral college by a single Nebraska vote.

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Withholding Sarah Palin is Not Transparency

Josh Brusin | Posted 11.07.2008 | Media

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Josh Brusin

Campaign after campaign, year after year, accountability, responsibility, transparency are recited no matter which party is speaking. This year is no ...

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Obama vs. McCain Wrap-Up: Thoughts on the Second Presidential Debate

Brad Listi | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

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Brad Listi

The town hall promises to be a heated affair, as the Republicans continue their rabid shift into full-blown desperation mode. Twenty-eight days until the election and the gloves are off. The bar has been lowered yet again, and the mud-covered daggers are flying.

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McCain-Palin Attempt to Stem the Tide in Florida

Kris DiGiovanni | Posted 11.07.2008 | Home

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Kris DiGiovanni

In April, all signs pointed to a slam dunk for McCain in Florida, a state that has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate only once in the last...

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Sarah and Me: Junior High with Sarah Palin

Ann Handley | Posted 11.07.2008 | Living

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Ann Handley

I know Sarah Palin because I went to school with her. And, in fact, most women did. Then, the Queen Bees or Mean Girls were just that. Now, they're really scary.

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Signs of Growing Friction Between McCain and Palin

Erik Ose | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Palin is in the driver's seat and plans to stay there. Her take-no-prisoners nasty streak and extreme right wing views have found kindred spirits now that she's fully staffed up with veterans of Bush.

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Fear & Frustration Loom Large in South Florida

Rachel Dunn | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

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Rachel Dunn

Growing up Jewish in Western Pennsylvania, there were always two things I could count on: Jell-O being served at all family gatherings and having a g...

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Obama's Keys To Winning Tuesday's Town Hall Debate

Eric Morse | Posted 11.06.2008 | Home

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Eric Morse

Obama, who has been criticized by opponents for being "aloof" and "professorial," may have his work cut out for him on Tuesday. But his laid-back, unflappable demeanor creates an excellent opportunity to connect with the voters in the room and those watching on television.

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Frank Rich: "McCain Continues To Fade Into Incoherence And Irrelevance"

NY Times | Frank Rich | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin's post-Couric/Fey comeback at last week's vice presidential debate was a turning point in the campaign. But if she "won," as her indulgent...

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Drilling Would Help No One But Mismanaged Oil Industry

Steve Colby | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Oil companies pump millions of barrels of oil from US Federal lands... While American Taxpayers receive pennies in return. Why? Listening to oil indu...

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McCain: How About Sarah Palin, HHEHHH?!?! (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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John McCain gets guttural while touting his running mate's performance in the vice presidential debate. Watch: UPDATE: Here's a remixed version cou...

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Last Night More A High School Performance Than a VP Debate

John Hubers | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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John Hubers

Let's not forget Palin's experience as a sports announcer, which explains her rat-a-tat-tat delivery. I mean, this woman didn't skip a beat. Impressive performance. But that's mostly what it was. A performance.

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As Palin Refused To Answer Questions, Ifill Should Have Pushed Back

Judy Muller | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Judy Muller

The debate got away from Gwen Ifill, and Sarah Palin got away with passing off folksy platitudes as substitutes for substance.

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Sam Stein

McCain Hits Biden Gaffes In Debate Day Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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The McCain campaign is out with a video press release Thursday designed to make Sen. Joe Biden seem unsteady and gaffe-prone in anticipation of tonigh...

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Sarah Six-pack Needs To Put Country First by Stepping Down

Bob Cesca | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

Sarah Palin is excusing her embarrassing television interviews and farcical candidacy as an historical breakthrough for "normal Joe Six-pack Americans."

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