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"Taxpayer March" - Real Outrage or McCain-Palin White Angst II?

Brian Ross | Posted 09.12.2009 | Politics

The GOP machine politicos who are organizing them want us to see a country in outrage against our black, liberal, socialist president.

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Meghan McCain: "I Love Gay Men"

Out | Posted 08.15.2009 | Politics

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"Does it sound campy to say I love gay men?" asks Meghan McCain, sipping an iced tea at the nouveau-chic Hotel Palomar in Washington, D.C.'s Dupont Ci...

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In Wake of McCain, Sanford, Ensign: Grassroots Republicans Like Mitt Over Palin

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

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Many of the Republicans who support Romney now liked him in 2008 but talked themselves out of it.

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McCain and Iran -- Hypocrisy Defined

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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By grasping at Neda's death to satisfy his own partisan manipulations, McCain is objectifying this young woman as certainly as he objectified the entirety of Iran in his glib response about bombing the nation.

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Minutemen Founder Challenges McCain For Senate

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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PHOENIX - At a news conference today, Chris Simcox, founder of the Minutemen, formally announced his intention to challenge John McCain for his Arizon...

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McCain's Hometown Sheriff Ditches McCain For The Colbert Report

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.20.2009 | Politics

Sheriff Joe, who is famous for his reality show, tent-based jails, and large contingent of immigration enforcement officers, says he never intended to appear before McCain and other senators at Monday's hearing.

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McCain Prepping 'Contract With America' Style Economic Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

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Sen. John McCain is putting together a major economic plan that will be structured, in some ways, off of Newt Gingrich's famous Contract With America....

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Obama, Lieberman, and "The Hug": Color It Purple

Lanny Davis | Posted 04.04.2009 | Politics

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We need pressures from the left in our party to remind us why we chose to be Democrats rather than Republicans.

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Wrong by Definition

Sam Greenfield | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

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Tax cuts without a stimulus package is like shooting someone to minister to a bullet wound: it only creates more bleeding with no end in sight.

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Senator Coleman, Give Yourself Two Christmas Presents - Acceptance & Peace

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 01.25.2009 | Politics

During Bush's first term, I remember seeing you at the White House a number of times. Since that time, your relationship with the president changed dramatically. He's leaving and you are trying to hang on to power by nearly any means necessary.

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Voting While Disabled: The Real "Functionals" In This Election

Auburn McCanta | Posted 12.01.2008 | Home

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Disabled voters can make a difference, not only through their votes, but also by their campaigning activities.

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Preview! Las Vegas' High-Performance SEMA Show and the Los Angeles Auto Show; How Green Will They Be?

Steve Parker | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

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The LA Auto Show is now officially the first big extravaganza on the national car calendar. It opens Friday, November 21st and runs through Sunday, November 30th at the LA Convention Center.

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Afghanistan: Endless Army Mission Creep?

Luis Carlos Montalván and Gene Dewey | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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To fill the vacuum of meaningful statecraft, the Department of Defense now finds itself both war-fighter and diplomat.

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Real Change Depends On Replacing Entrenched Party Operatives

David Lucht | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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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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Middle Americans Are Not Just White, Christian, Working Class Folk

Tami Winfrey Harris | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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There is nothing wrong with being Joe the Plumber. I just disagree that Joe is a symbol of the authentic American. And I say this as a Middle American.

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Candidates Stand Far Apart On Women's Issues

Dottie Lamm and Marilyn Van Derbur Atler | Posted 11.14.2008 | Home

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Obama co-sponsored legislation to overturn a Supreme Court decision making it more difficult for women to challenge pay discrimination. McCain opposed the same legislation, calling it "a great burden on business."

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McCain And Goldwater Growing More And More Similar

Lynne Glasner | Posted 11.08.2008 | Home

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Barry Goldwater adamantly railed against large government and supported tax cuts (sound familiar?). He advocated making Social Security voluntary and selling off the TVA, neither of which garnered him many votes in 1964, a time of economic expansion.

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During Bailout Vote, Senate Chamber Acts as Weighty Campaign Space

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 11.02.2008 | Home

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If there was suspense in the room, it had more to do with the presidential election than with the outcome of this particular measure, however much the senators reiterated that it was the most important vote of their careers.

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Biden & Palin: Some Debate Prep Advice

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics

Thursday night's a biggie. There's a decent chance Biden and Palin will get bigger viewer numbers than the Presidential top dogs did last Friday. This...

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Early Voting May Boost Turnout, Thwart Last-Minute Negative Campaigning

Dawn Teo | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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The trend toward no-excuse mail-in voting has grown during recent voting cycles but could significantly alter the landscape of battleground states in the presidential election this year.

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