US Presidential Election

U.S. Presidential Elections Should Have A French Accent

Scott Blakeman | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: France, Pacs, French Elections, U.S. Presidential Election, Super PACs, Mitt Romney, John Kerry, Politics News
Scott Blakeman

While the individual contribution limit in France is more than twice as high as the U.S., there are no PACs or Super PACs, and French companies, unions and special interests are not allowed to make political contributions.

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Chaos and Cholera: Haiti's Message to the Tea Party (and the Rest of Us)

Mark Schuller | Posted 04.13.2012

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Mark Schuller

This Tuesday, April 10, Rick Santorum, who had given Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney a serious run for his money, bowed out of the race, leaving th...

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Cain and Accusers Should All Take Lie Tests

Lonna Saunders | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Karen Kraushaar, US Presidential Election, Republican Party, John Gottman, Sexual Harassment, Sharon Bialek, Herman Cain, Politics News
Lonna Saunders

Why doesn't everyone involved -- Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain and his half-dozen or so accusers -- all take polygraph examinations, and...

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

The Real News | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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McCain's Good Oil, Bad Oil

Jamal Dajani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, John McCain, Crude Oil Prices, Middle East, Opec, Saudi Arabia, Oil, US Presidential Election, Barack Obama, US Economy, Banking Crisis, Politics News
Jamal Dajani

There is no way we will be sending $700 billion dollars to "tyrants and dictators" unless we are talking about the banking industry.

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McCain Will be Crushed

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Ayres, George Bush, John McCain, Ronald Reagan, Terrorism, Arab, McCain Attack Ads, Racism, US Presidential Election, Barack Obama, Republicans, Presidential Debate Reaction, Bill Ayers, Politics News
Diane Francis

The third debate cinched Obama's landslide. Here's what I wrote in the Financial Post: It's all over but the crying The only "victory" the Republican...

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Obama's Pakistan Comments Draw Protest

Chicago Tribune | Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah | Posted 05.25.2011

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A group of Pakistani-Americans and anti-war advocates delivered a letter to the downtown Chicago offices of Sen. Barack Obama today, calling on him to...

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Obama's New Deal for America

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Taxes, Housing Market, U.S. Presidential Election, Rate Cuts, Economy, Bailout Plan, Obama, Mccain, Barack Obama, Presidential Debates, Biden, Paulson, Wall Street, Palin, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Interest Rates, Politics News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

I believe now is the time for Obama to consider a bolder and more historic approach to the financial crisis by presenting to middle income Americans a step-by-step "big think" FDR-style New Deal program.

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A Perfect Storm Brewing in Pakistan

Shuja Nawaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pakistan, Helicopter Attack, Afghanistan, Mccain, Obama, US Presidential Election, Afghan Taliban, Bush, US-Pakistan Relations, Politics News
Shuja Nawaz

The next time the US physically invades Pakistani territory to take out suspected militants, it may meet the Pakistan army head on.

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