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U.S. Election Fever Grips Arab Media

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 12.05.2008 | Media

Read More: Al Hayat, Gop, John McCain, An-Nahar, Al Arabiya, Al Jazeera, Cindy McCain, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, The Daily Star, Barack Obama, Al Seyassah, Kuwait, Asharq Al-Awsat, Future TV News, Israel, Aipac, Al-Akhbar, Ralph Nader, Michelle Obama, HuffPost Election Analysis, 2008 Election, HuffPost Election Reaction, Media News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Lebanese citizens interviewed on Lebanon's Future TV News channel were mostly for Obama, while Iraqis were waiting for the election's results to determine their country's fate, according to an FTV report.

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Confessions of a Paid Voter

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Undecided Voters, Colin Powell, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney, Condoleeza Rice, Hillary Clinton, Election 2008, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

It was amazing! Never before had anyone cared about my political opinions. And I do have lots of them. But these people were rapt. They hung on my every word.

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Arab Americans Have Substantial Presence in Tuesday's Elections

Ray Hanania | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Ray Hanania

When Americans across the country flock to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 4, Arab Americans will be standing with them side-by-side in line to vote.

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Why I'm Still an Undecided Voter

Bryan Young | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics

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Bryan Young

I live in a state where I might as well vote for Mickey Mouse for all the good it will do any candidate that even smells of progressive politics.

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No Time for Nader: A Letter to Nader and McKinney Voters

Paul Loeb | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ralp Nader 2008, Cynthia McKinney, Obama, Mccain, Green Party, Polls Third Party Candidates, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, Politics News, Swing States, Politics News
Paul Loeb

After eight years of Bush, it's a dangerous game to assume there's no significant difference between McCain and Obama.

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All Hope is Local: Quit Whining and Run for Office

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Third Party, Progressives, George W. Bush, Matt Gonzalez, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Gay Marriage, Ralph Nader, Citizens, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Real change will begin Nov. 5th, and positive change will only occur if Progressives begin to shape politics first locally, and then spread outward to create national reform.

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Voter Beware: Of Ralph Nader

Carl Bernstein | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Third Party, Swing States, John McCain, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Carl Bernstein

Long shot though it might be, if things were to get close on Tuesday, it's possible to see how Ralph Nader, with his messianic vanity, can again determine the future of America.

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BOO!! Two Spine-Tingling Tales Of Terror

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

[Today's Hallowe'en column is in two ghastly parts -- one frightful, fingernail-chewing tale for each side of the corpse-ridden and zombified politica...

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23/6: Nader Ads That Could Swing Battleground States

236 | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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Everyone's favorite loser, Ralph Nader, is spending the last week of his irrelevant presidential campaign by running radio spots in Pennsylvania, Virg...

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Protesting Protest Votes

Michael Sigman | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Third Party, Obama, Nixon, Viet Nam, Voting, Ralph Nader 2008, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Michael Sigman

Though it's unlikely Nader or anyone else will prevent Obama from getting elected next week, "Naderists" either think he would be a better president, or, he is a convenient vehicle of protest.

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The Least Worst Trap: Talking with Ralph Nader

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Syria, John McCain, 2008 Election, Progressives, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The Progressives have pinned their hopes and dreams to Obama, a man they have asked nothing of, and they're going to be sorely disappointed when he, in turn, does nothing for them.

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Needed for This Election: A Great Rejection

Norman Solomon | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Progressives, Cynthia McKinney, Missouri, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Ralph Nader, Electoral Votes, Politics News
Norman Solomon

People's votes are entirely their own, to do with as they see fit. But the right to do something is distinct from the wisdom of doing it.

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Voting Is Not a Panacea

Eric Stoner | Posted 11.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Special Interests, 2008 Election, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, Politics News
Eric Stoner

No matter who wins, a friend of the corporate interests that actually run this country will be installed in the White House.

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Chomsky: In Swing States, Vote Obama -- Without Illusions

The Real News | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Noam Chomsky, Third Party, Stefanopolous, John McCain, America, Ron Paul, Democracy, US Presidential Election, Democrats, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
The Real News

In an interview, Noam Chomsky urges the voters in swing states to vote against McCain, therefore for Obama, while maintaining realistic expectations about the Democratic candidate.

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Distorting Obama's Views on Israel

Stephen Zunes | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Stephen Zunes

Rather than being necessary for getting him to the White House, Obama's right-wing positions regarding Israel and its neighbors are actually hurting him.

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Boston Tea Party 2008

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Third Party, John McCain, Bailout, Wall Street, Protest, Matt Gonzalez, Democracy, Media, Presidential Debates, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The $700 billion dollar bailout of Wall Street is exactly the kind of taxation without representation that the founding fathers fought to reject over 200 years ago.

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Third-Party Candidates Find Some Support In Blogosphere

Ari Herzog | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Bob Barr, Cynthia McKinney, Chuck Baldwin, John McCain, Presidential Debates, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, Independent Candidates, Home News
Ari Herzog

Despite the media's focus on Barack Obama and John McCain, they are not the only candidates running for the office of President of the United St...

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Presidential Hate Week

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Allison Kilkenny

Despite the importance attached to these Presidential debates, the format of the corporately-sponsored bickerfest remains remarkably tame. The debate...

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Eye Contact Is Un-American

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: John McCain, Presidential Debates, Jim Lehrer, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

The Democrats needed a firm leader, who arrived outraged on behalf of a country gone to hell. What they got was a gentleman with a fine memory, who largely repeated the same message he's been delivering for half a year.

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Odd Couple: Obama Girl And...Ralph Nader?

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

Read More: John McCain, Obama Girl Nader, Obama Girl, Barack Obama, Ralph Nader, Media News

It feels like it shouldn't be true, but it is: Ralph Nader is the super-special guest star in the latest Obama Girl video, improbably called "The Ralp...

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Ralph Nader Says Geothermal Is The Way, Pickens Is A Good Starting Point

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 09.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Renewable Energy, T. Boone Pickens, Pickens Plan, Geothermal Energy, Energy Policy, Ralph Nader, Green News

While the Democratic National Convention took control of Denver this week, a reported 4,000 people showed up to a Ralph Nader campaign rally at the Un...

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Will Narcissists on the Left Sink Obama?

Philip Slater | Posted 09.27.2008 | Politics

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Philip Slater

Ralph Nader wasn't, isn't, and never will be in a position to vote for or against anything. Most Nader-lovers are people who really want to lose.

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A Historical Perspective On Divided Democratic Conventions

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Don't buy into the media narrative that this is some sort of "divided party" -- because today's Democrats aren't. All true Democrats are pulling hard to defeat the legacy of George W. Bush.

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Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr: A Day Late And A Few Million Short

Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Saddleback Church, Ralph Nader, Libertarian Party, Presidential Election, Yahoo!, Libertarian, Election, Brak Obama, Republican Party, Vote, Democratic Party, Cynthia McKinney, John-Mccain, Hillary Clinton, Russell Verney, Green Party, Gallup Pull. Third Party Candidates, Rick Warren, Bob Barr, Bob Barr Saddleback, Barr Lawyers Saddleback, Home News
Judah Freed

I favor libertarian stands on civil liberties and limited government, so I eagerly read the Libertarian Party emails. Yet I base my view of reality on logic and evidence. Sadly, I'm not seeing much of either from the Barr campaign.

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Cannibal Democrats and Other Very Bad Things

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Democrats, Ralph Nader, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Democrats should address the causes of anger and mistrust within their own party, all of which stem from an ideologically sick candidate, who has begun to play fast and loose with his principles.

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