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NYT: Court May End Ban On Corporate Spending In Presidential Races

The New York Times | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: McCain-Feingold Campaign Finance Law, Mccain-Feingold, Presidential Campaign, Presidential Race, Supreme Court, Corporate, Transparency, Politics News

With a little-noticed order last week, we fear the Supreme Court has set the stage for dismantling the longstanding ban on corporate spending in elect...

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Not Black President Obama, Just President Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 12.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: White House, Race, Barack Obama, Presidency, Presidential Race, Obama White House, President Elect Barack Obama, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The ritual preface of the word "black" in front of any and every achievement or breakthrough that an African-American makes is insulting, condescending and minimizes their achievement.

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McCain's Mother "Really Doesn't Care" If McCain Wins, Sister Says

The Daily Beast | Posted 12.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Presidential Race, John McCain, Roberta McCain, Election Day, Election 2008, Mccain, Presiential Election 2008, McCain Family, Politics News

Says McCain's mom no longer cares about election, and that McCain may die, but at least he'll be president. A grueling and bitter campaign has taken ...

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Campaign Cool Downs: 10 Steps To Inner Peace (SLIDESHOW)

Women's Health | Kristen Dollard | Posted 12.04.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Slideshow, Vice Presidential Debate, Health, Presidential Race, 2008 Presidential Race, Debates, Presidential Debates, Election Anxiety, Living News

When politically provoked, here are 10 no-fail ways to go from riotous to relaxed. Debate parties starting to feel like World War III? Are you aliena...

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Campaign Trail PDA: The McCain/Palin Edition (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley/Anya Strzemien | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style

Read More: Vice President, Presidential Race, John McCain, Slideshow, Mccain, 2008 Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Cindy McCain, Palin, President, Style News

This was originally posted October 23rd. In light of the reported "tenseness" between John McCain and Sarah Palin during their interview with Brian W...

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Campaign Trail PDA: The Obama/Biden Edition (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style

Read More: Vice President, Barack Obama 2008, Jill Biden, Biden, Presidential Race, Slideshow, Michelle Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack Obama, President, Obama Pictures, Obama Photos, Obama Slideshow, Obama PDA, Style News

This was originally posted October 23rd. **SCROLL DOWN FOR SLIDESHOW** By this point in the campaign, it's pretty obvious that presidential election...

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Hope. Not Faith.

Marc Cooper | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Marc Cooper, Democratic Majority, Democratic Congress, Hope, Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Republicans Fear, Ronald Reagan, New Deal, President Obama, Obama Administration, Election Results, First Black President, Mccain-Palin Campaign, Chris Matthews, Seinfeld Strategy, Vietnam, Election 2008, Barry Goldwater, New Deal Coalition, Caribou Barbie, Home News
Marc Cooper

Hope, says the dictionary, is about our desires. Faith, on the other hand, is about confidence. I've got tons of the former, and damn near none of the latter. So if Obama offers hope, I'll take what I can get.

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Arianna On Larry King: Talks Obama's Chances, "Spreading The Wealth" Attacks, Khalidi Smears

Huff TV | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arianna Huffington, Larry King, Presidential Race, Video, Politics News
Huff TV

Arianna appeared on Larry King Thursday night, where she discussed the presidential race with Ben Stein, Paul Begala and Michael Medved. Watch videos ...

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A Red President?

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Taxes, White House, Barack Obama, Presidential Race, Fox Network, Gop, Marxism, Socialism, Wealth Redistribution, John McCain, Socialists, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

The American economic sacred cow is that laissez faire wealth is tantamount to a divine right of kings, and any attempt to touch it is economic heresy.

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Presidential Yoga Poses: Anti-Aging Asana For McCain (SLIDESHOW)

Women's Health | Kristen Dollard | Posted 11.29.2008 | Living

Read More: Presidential Race, John McCain, Mccain, Health, Election Anxiety, Slideshow, President, Living News

Letterhead can be Presidential, china can be Presidential and so too can yoga be Presidential. In fact, if we assembled the premiere candidates be...

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North Carolina's Undervote Problem

New York Times | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ballot Problems 2008 Election, Presidential Race, Undervote, Ballot, 2008 Presidential Race, Ballot Problems, Election 2008, Presidential Election, Voting Problems, 2008 Presidential Election, North Carolina, Politics News

In Florida's "butterfly ballot" debacle of 2000, voters in Palm Beach County were so confused by the odd layout that many appear to have voted for the...

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Presidential Yoga Poses: Willpower For Biden (SLIDESHOW)

Women's Health | Kristen Dollard | Posted 11.27.2008 | Living

Read More: Vice President, Yoga, Slideshow, Health, Presidential Race, Joe Biden, Living News

Letterhead can be Presidential, china can be Presidential and so too can yoga be Presidential. In fact, if we assembled the premiere candidates befo...

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McCain's Romney Blunder

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Conservatives, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Gop, The Economy, Snl, George Bush, Democrats, John McCain, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Romney would have been able to make a credible case that he was not a partisan GOP hack but a Republican who actually had to embrace bipartisan politics as governor of Massachusetts.

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GOP Increasingly Nervous About House And Senate Races (SLIDESHOW)

CNN/Huffington Post | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: GOP Chances 2008, Congressional Races, Senate Races, GOP Senate, Presidential Race, GOP Congress, Slideshow, Politics News

From CNN's article on the Republicans' growing anxiety about their prospects in November: Most of the party's top strategists expect significant loss...

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Presidential Yoga Poses: Getting Palin Fit For The Job

Women's Health | Kristen Dollard | Posted 11.23.2008 | Living

Read More: Vice President, Yoga, Health, Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Palin, Slideshow, Election Anxiety, Living News

Letterhead can be Presidential, china can be Presidential and so too can yoga be Presidential. In fact, if we assembled the premiere candidates befo...

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Obama Supporters' Tires Slashed In North Carolina

Talking Points Memo | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Supporters, Democrat, Election Day, Presidential Election 2008, Presidential Race, Slashed Tires, Rally, Election 2008, Obama Rally, Barack Obama, Politics News

Still more ugliness and hostility on the campaign trail, courtesy of North Carolina's Fayetville Observer: Someone slashed the tires of at least 30 ...

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Presidential Yoga Poses: Om-Bama (SLIDESHOW)

Women's Health | Kristen Dollard | Posted 11.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Yoga, Presidential Race, Health, Slideshow, Obama, President, Barack Obama, Living News

Letterhead can be Presidential, china can be Presidential and so too can yoga be Presidential. In fact, if we assembled the premiere candidates befo...

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Is That Obama You're Wearing?

Women's Health | Kristen Dollard and Nicole Kwan | Posted 11.17.2008 | Style

Read More: Political Fashion, Presidential Race, 2008 Presidential Race, Trends, Fashion, Barack Obama, Style News

Is that Obama you're wearing? If Palin fans are all about her coif du jour, us Obamaites are focused on wearing Barack close to the vest, literally....

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Jesse's Obama Hit -- A Blessing in Disguise

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Presidential Race, Civil Rights, Fox Network, Jesse Jackson, Palestinians, Raceial Politics, Democrats, Israel, White Voters, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama is a moderate centrist Democrat who has gotten to the threshold of snatching the White House by being everything that Jackson isn't.

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What the Canadian Election Might Say About November 4th

Adam Rose | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bradley Effect, Stephen Harper, Barack Obama, Canadian Election, Presidential Race, Stephane Dion, Michael Ignatieff, Conservative, Liberal, American Election, John McCain, Canada, Politics News
Adam Rose

Don't be surprised if election day brings a surprise or two. If Canada -- that liberal bastion -- can vote for a conservative government, so too can America.

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An Arab Can't Be A Good Family Man?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Presidential Race, Obama, Mccain, Bigotry, Arab, War, Politics News
Blake Fleetwood

If McCain were smarter, he could have seized the moment when a woman at a rabid right wing rally said, "We can't trust Obama... He's an Arab," and have knocked it out of the park.

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Campaign Transformations Revealed! (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.09.2008 | Style

Read More: Slideshow, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Presidential Race, Cindy McCain, John McCain, Style News

The campaign trail brings out the best and worst of political style. While some flourish, others begin to show signs of wear and tear. For example: Ob...

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Obama Fashion Fever In Paris (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Willow Lindley | Posted 11.03.2008 | Style

Read More: Stella McCartney, Presidential Race, Sonia Kykiel, Trends, United States, Paris, Paris Fashion, Politics, Barack Obama, Fashion, Rodarte, Paris Fashion Week, Spring 2009, Style News

While Sasha Baron Cohen tried to steal the show at designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's Spring 2009 presentation during Paris Fashion Week, he faile...

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Obama Gets Chicago Boost In Iowa

Chicago Public Radio | Robert Wildeboer | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicagoans in Iowa, Presidential Race, Barack Obama Iowa, 2008 Presidential Race, Obama Iowa, Iowa Polls, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, Chicago News

Senator Barack Obama's home court advantage in Illinois is expected to swing the state his way in the upcoming presidential election. But crime and hi...

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Parental Suspension: For The Good Of...(Fill In Blank)

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Contemporary Thinking, Presidential Race, John McCain, Bailout, Campaign Suspension, Home News
Francesca Biller-Safran

I will survive and be a more powerful and popular parent in the end. Imagine what all the other parents will say. They will say I am a leader, a maverick, and brave enough to follow my own unusual path.

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