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What I Learned At The Sarah Palin Rally Before They Threw Me Out!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

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Linda Milazzo

I'd rather be thrown out for the truth than group-hugged for a lie.

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Bill Clinton Campaigns for McCain/Palin

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Carol Felsenthal

Anyone inclined to believe that Bill will check the box next to the Obama/Biden names on November 4th only has to listen to his claim that Hillary did not want to be Obama's Vice President.

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US Soldiers Face Court-Martial For Killing Iraqi Prisoners

AP | PATRICK MCGROARTY | Posted 09.12.2008 | Home

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BERLIN — Two American soldiers will face a court-martial in Germany for the alleged slaying of four prisoners in Iraq, the Army announced Friday...

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Former POW Says McCain Is "Not Cut Out to be President"

Robert Greenwald | Posted 09.03.2008 | Politics

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Robert Greenwald

Phillip Butler, a veteran who was a prisoner with McCain in Vietnam, is explaining loud and clear that being a POW does not qualify McCain to lead our country.

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I've Written a Book I'd Like You to Read ...a note from Michael Moore

Michael Moore | Posted 08.26.2008 | Home

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Michael Moore

Friends, This morning my new book officially goes on sale. It has a fancy title: "Mike's Election Guide." It's cheap ($11.19 on Amazon). It's got a c...

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Homes in the Range

August J. Pollak | Posted 08.25.2008 | Politics

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August J. Pollak

Amazingly, John McCain's explanation for his wealth has some flaws in logic. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website,"...

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WATCH: The Ad On The Economy McCain Should Run

Lee Stranahan | Posted 08.24.2008 | Politics

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Lee Stranahan

John McCain has proven experience in turning around tough economic times AND he's a former P.O.W. He should mention that more if he wants to win this ...

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Friday Talking Points [44] -- McCain House Party!

Chris Weigant | Posted 08.22.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

John McCain said something ridiculous to a reporter yesterday. I hasten to point out that the previous sentence should have been a major media headlin...

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Sam Stein

McCain Camp Plays POW Card On House Gaffe

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.21.2008 | Politics

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Facing a Democratic Party positively giddy over his recent admission that he didn't know how many houses he owned, John McCain quickly returned to a p...

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Friday Talking Points [38] -- Whiners And Cheeseheads

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points, after a one-week hiatus! While plenty has happened in the past two weeks which bears close and careful analysis...

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Friday Talking Points [36] -- End The Media's Pro-McCain Bias! Now!!

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.20.2008 | Media

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Chris Weigant

McCain has joked that the media is "his base" of support. It was a funny line, but there is a truth at its core: the media has been hard on Obama but unbelievably light on McCain. And this has to stop. Now.

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Will An Adult Finally Prevail?!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics

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Linda Milazzo

McCain's life of power and privilege so closely resembles that of George W. Bush that the prospect of a John McCain presidency is cataclysmic.

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John McCain's America: Our Country as a Prisoner of War

Sherman Yellen | Posted 04.08.2008 | Politics

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Sherman Yellen

McCain's POW experience creates a world of them (the enemy) against us (the good guys) that solves no problem other that of propaganda, and temporarily bolstering national pride.

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Martin Luther King, Dred Scott, And The Democratic Hopefuls

Tim Frasca | Posted 01.15.2008 | Home

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Tim Frasca

While Barack and Hillary go at it over who should get credit for the civil rights advances of 40 years ago, they both waffle about the key civil rights issue of today: the treatment of defenseless prisoners.

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Defying U.S. Plan, Prison Expands In Afghanistan

NY Times | Tim Golden | Posted 01.07.2008 | Politics

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As the Bush administration struggles for a way to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a similar effort to scale down a larger and more...

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Military Judge Dashes Hopes that Guantánamo Detainees Have Rights as Prisoners of War

Andy Worthington | Posted 12.21.2007 | Politics

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Andy Worthington

Capt. Allred appeared to have put together such a compelling case for Hamdan's rights as a Prisoner of War that his sudden decision to discard these well-honed arguments smacks of interference from the highest levels of the administration.

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