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Red Relative Blues: Swinging Matthew's Cousin

Ben Wyskida | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

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Years ago I tried to "swing" my handsome friend Matthew, who I had a substantial crush on. He wasn't willing to go my way, but my heart fluttered just...

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How To Vent Election Anxiety

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.30.2008 | Living

Read More: Anger Managment, Election Anxiety, Eli Davidson, Gutter Politics, Robocalls, Sarah Palin, Swing States, Republican Robocall, Expression of Anger, Heart Disease, Voter Fraud, Heart Attack, Living News

Conventional wisdom has told us that venting your anger is important. New studies are finding that the opposite may be true. Simply spewing anger isn't healing.

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Obama approaches lawmaker about White House post

AP | DAVID ESPO and BEN FELLER | Posted 11.30.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Barack Obama's campaign has approached Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel about possibly serving as White House chief of staff, officials s...

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Top McCain Advisor Learned Slime Tactics From Jesse Helms

Erik Ose | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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During the '84 NC Senate race, one of Helms' top aides responsible for implementing a gay-bashing strategy was McCain advisor Charlie Black.

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Obama Is Dominating in the Polls, but Four Things Keep Me Awake at Night

Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

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As a lifelong Democrat who has seen my party lose winnable races, I can't help thinking about how things can go wrong this year. These are the four factors that keep me up at night.

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Rethinking Red and Blue

Frank Micciche | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swing States, John McCain, Undecided Voters, Barack Obama, Politics News

Among the 10 lowest-income states, McCain leads by an average of 15 points, trailing only in New Mexico, a classic "battleground" state. Similarly, 8 of the 10 richest states look firmly Democratic in 2008.

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Andrew Rice

Alison Teal | Posted 11.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Fred Harris, Andrew Rice, Obama Colorado, Woody Guthrie, Andrew Rice Oklahoma, Barack Obama Polls, Swing States, Oklahoma Politics, Oklahoma Senate Race, Oklahoma Senator, 2008 Presidential Election, Politics News

This is the kind of race that can only be won in a total wave year. So if you believe in the wave, this is a place to throw a wish in the water and hope it will wash up on friendly shores.

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Victims of Sexual Abuse Get Heard

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

With the nomination of Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket, women who had scattered after Hillary Clinton's defeat were reenergized as they coalesced in their opposition to Palin's abortion viewpoint.

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NY Times: McCain In 'Increasingly Dire Position'

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY and JEFF ZELENY | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are heading into the final week of the presidential campaign planning to spend nearly all their time in s...

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McCain Campaign Tried Using Assault Hoax to Slime Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 11.24.2008 | Politics

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According to one of the actual police reports documenting the charade's unraveling, Ashley Todd says she can't remember whether she mutilated her own face, or had someone else do it.

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Grassroots Organization Sends Campaigners Across the Country on Donated Frequent Flyer Miles

Natasha Chen | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Frequent Flyer Miles, Travel for Change, Florida, Volunteers, Ohio, Swing States, Stanford, Colorado, Barack Obama, Silicon Valley, Home News

In the effort to send out volunteers to swing states, a grassroots organization started by a couple of Stanford students has turned into the main hub ...

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Campaign Phone-Bank Volunteers: Dodging Abuse and Dialing for Victory

Beverly Davis | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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This article is based on contributions from OffTheBus community members who participated in this week's call out. The full byline of contributors appe...

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Red Grandma Blues: Readers Respond (with Great Ideas!)

Ben Wyskida | Posted 11.23.2008 | Home

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On Tuesday we told you about Claire, who is trying to swing her 94-year-old Grandmother from a red Reagan Republican to a born-again blue voter. We a...

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World Series Fashion Trends and Their Presidential Parallels

Disgrasian | Posted 11.23.2008 | Style

Read More: Elitist, Mullets, Swing State, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Major League Baseball, How to Give a Man Hug, Obama Baseball, Real Americans, Mohawks, Baseball Caps, Fashion Trends, McCain Maverick, Political Fashion, Sports, Punk, Swing States, Pennsylvania, World Series, Palling Around With Terrorists, Man Hug, Hat Brims, Florida, Fashion, Philadelphia Phillies, 2008 Political Election, Style News

Both World Series teams happen to be from two important swing states, Florida and Pennsylvania. Kinda puts a new spin on the idea of a state being "in play," doesn't it?

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McCain and Palin Inciting Violence in North Carolina

Erik Ose | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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In the wake of McCain-Palin visits to North Carolina, a string of election season crimes have occurred around the state involving violence, vandalism, and harassment.

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Obama and Swing-State Governors Push Importance of Green Jobs in Palm Beach

Carol Anne Burger | Posted 10.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Google, Swing States, Green Jobs, Ohio, Jobs, Florida, Obama Florida, Obama Economy, Michigan, New Mexico, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, Colorado, Home News

What gives strength to the fabric of American society? Jobs do, that's what, and that was the message delivered by Barack Obama to an audience at the ...

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Sen. Bayh Denounced McCain Campaign Attacks at Obama Rally in VA

Teresa Caviness | Posted 11.21.2008 | Home

Read More: Virginia, Evan Bayh, Swing States, Obama Virgina, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Barack Obama, Home News

The Obama campaign made a series of stops in the Commonwealth recently. Among those was a rally at J.R. Tucker High in Henrico County, a suburb of Ric...

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Red Grandma Blues: A Conversion Diary

Ben Wyskida | Posted 11.20.2008 | Home

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From now until Election Day, we'll share case studies of people who are trying to "turn" fence-sitting friends and family members to their side in the weeks before Election Day. First up: Claire.

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On The Trail With "Stop Obama Tour"

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Our Country Deserves Better PAC's "Stop Obama Tour" made its last Nevada stop in a Republican enclave in Democratic-majority Cl...

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Campaign Diary Ground Report: Obama Volunteers Certain Their Unmatched Enthusiasm Will Win The White House

Beverly Davis | Posted 11.16.2008 | Home

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The campaign honchos have given the important job of canvassing and phone calling to the volunteers, whose commitment has been a major reason why Obama has been successful so far and most certainly will be the secret to his success should he become the next U.S. president.

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Call Out For Election Protection Wiki Help

Dave Johnson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Swing States, Election 2008, Voter Fraud, Voter Suppression, Voters, Votes, Voting Machines, Volunteer, Politics News

Volunteers at the Center for Media and Democracy's Election Protection Wiki have collected unbelievable reports of voter suppression nationwide in the nine days since it went online.

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A Video Letter from the Nation's Mayors to Obama and McCain

Harry Moroz | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Ohio all face midyear FY2009 budget gaps and city governments are increasingly pessimistic about their economic health.

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Dems Battle With Yard Signs And Gain Ground In Southwest Virginia

Adrienne Birecree | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Virginia, Swing States, Barack Obama, Obama McCain, McCain Obama, Bible Belt, Southwest Virginia, Election 2008, John McCain, Campaign 2008, Home News

For the first time in over 40 years, the state of Virginia may help put a Democrat in the White House. More important, the Democrat who will reside th...

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Nevada Swing County Leaning Toward Obama in Intense Last Weeks of Campaign

Ryan Rivera | Posted 11.15.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, Swing States, John McCain, Acorn, Washoe County, Heidi Smith, Voter Registration, John Kerry, George W. Bush, Clark County, Amy Curtis-Webber, Swing Voters, Reno, Barack Obama, Home News

As goes Washoe County, so goes Nevada? "If Kerry had carried this county, he would have carried Nevada," said Curtis-Weber. And with Nevada, he would have won the White House.

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