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Signs of Growing Friction Between McCain and Palin

Erik Ose | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Palin is in the driver's seat and plans to stay there. Her take-no-prisoners nasty streak and extreme right wing views have found kindred spirits now that she's fully staffed up with veterans of Bush.

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Sarah Palin's Inbox Reveals Possible Troopergate Smoking Guns

Erik Ose | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics

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Why the secrecy? Why try so hard to cover up your e-mail trail? What exactly is Gov. Palin trying to hide?

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Sarah Palin E-Mails Deleted Under Cover of Hacking Incident

Erik Ose | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics

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A strange hacking incident earlier today tied up another loose end for Gov. Sarah Palin. Overnight, one of Palin's Yahoo e-mail accounts was compromi...

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The View From Wasilla - God Help Us if Sarah Palin is Elected

Erik Ose | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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I got a fascinating e-mail from a Wasilla, Alaska resident who was witness to Sarah Palin's tenure as mayor. Except for a New York Times article this...

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Sarah Palin Should Not Be Misunderestimated

Brad Listi | Posted 10.06.2008 | Home

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Although Maddox Jolie-Pitt has more foreign policy experience than Sarah Palin and may know as much about running the national economy, running mates rarely make a difference in presidential elections.

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Is John McCain Mentally Fit To Be President?

Erik Ose | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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In a breathtakingly puzzling move, John McCain showed terrible judgment by selecting first term Alaska Governor Sarah Palin to be his running mate. ...

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Obama-Biden Trumps McCain-Rove

Erik Ose | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

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Biden's acceptance speech proved what the citizens of Delaware have known for a long time: Biden is a regular Joe with all-American family values who also happens to be a Senator.

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Obama-Biden 2008 (Or Things To Do In Denver When You're Drunk)

Brad Listi | Posted 09.23.2008 | Home

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Monday, it's gavel-open on the Front Range. The Obama-Biden party begins. And with it will come the persistent low-grade subplot, ripped from the pages of a mind-numbing soap opera. Obama and Clinton.

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McCain Camp: Obama Will Get 15-Point Convention Bounce

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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Playing the expectations game is a time-honored tradition of politicos. When setting expectations for yourself, the idea is to go low -- so that even ...

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Pumas, Veeps, And Hissing Cockroaches: A Political Bestiary On Crappy Hour

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

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This morning, I once again had the privilege of spending the early, surly hours of the Friday of/before the Text Message That Nostradamus, And No One ...

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Biden Source Downplays VP Denial

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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How big a deal is today's veepstakes comment from Sen. Joe Biden that "I'm not the guy"? A figure familiar with Biden's thinking says the remark is h...

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If It's Biden For VP, Get Ready For More Talk About Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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It's almost hard to believe there's a single stone of veep-related speculation yet to be unturned and over-examined, but here's one: If Delaware Sen. ...

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Memo to Netroots: Stop Tearing Down Obama's VP Shortlist

Erik Ose | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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If the left is ever going to get serious about winning elections, we need to stop insisting on 100% ideological purity from our candidates. News flash: politics is about assembling winning coalitions.

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Vlogorrhea, With Jason And Ana: Get Your Veep On!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Word has gone out that an aching world should prepare themselves, through a thorough vetting process, to receive The Most Historically Important Text ...

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Chris Cillizza Rocks The Veepstakes!

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media

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I am not sure there is anyone more enthusiastic about this presidential election than Chris Cillizza, WaPo's prolific "The Fix" blogger, politics colu...

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Thank You, John Edwards

Erik Ose | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Because Edwards is out of office, not on the ballot, and now out of the running for a convention speech, VP slot or cabinet post, the scandal will have little effect on Democrats' chances this fall.

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Caroline For Veep

Ben Goodman | Posted 09.13.2008 | Home

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Obama should take a page from George Bush and pick the head of his search committee: Caroline Kennedy. She's been witness to the inner-workings of government for decades while maintaining her role as an outsider.

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I'm Disappointed in John Edwards

Erik Ose | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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In retrospect, Edwards' entire political career was a flash in the pan, a triumph of hype over substance, and a big let-down for any progressives who were fooled into thinking Edwards was the second coming of FDR.

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Three Women Who MIght Join The McCain Ticket

Politico | David Paul Kuhn | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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While the vice presidential slot may be John McCain's best means of wooing those Hillary Rodham Clinton supporters who remain loathe to embrace Barack...

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Andrew Sullivan Predicts Pawlenty As McCain Veep: 'I Think He's Already Made That Decision'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 06.30.2008 | Politics

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Atlantic's Andrew Sullivan drew praise on this morning's Chris Matthews Show for having called the nomination races for John McCain and Barack Obama e...

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Obama Wants 'Team Of Rivals' Cabinet, May Keep Bush's Defense Secretary

Time | Posted 06.27.2008 | Politics

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Barack Obama has never been shy about comparing himself to Abraham Lincoln. He did so when he announced his candidacy at the Illinois state capitol, w...

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Florida Governor Crist Flips Stance On Offshore Drilling

AP | BILL KACZOR | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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