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Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson star in Obama spot
Christina Bellantoni | Posted 10.25.2008 | Politics
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Originally published at WashingtonTimes.com Queen Latifah and Jennifer Hudson are the latest A-list singers/actresses to join up with Team Obama. &nbs...
Stop Whining, Get Busy
Karen Russell | Posted 10.22.2008 | Politics
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The democrats need to stop whining about Senator Obama, get off our butts and help him win. Enough with the all the hand wringing, with all the "what ...
A Big Week For Flawed Voter Matching Experiments
The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home
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Why would public servants push flawed policies proven time and again to unfairly disenfranchise American voters, and particularly voters of color? Well, you can draw your own conclusions.
Ending an Apathetic Era
Maegan Carberry | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics
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I had an interesting series of experiences this week which gave me pause regarding the logistics of election day readiness, particularly how this will play out with the first-time voters.
Fighting Back Against Voter Suppression
Nicholas Brown | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home
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If we continue to ignore basic indecency, biased bureaucracy, and politically motivated disenfranchisement, then voter suppression will continue to become an increasingly dominant campaign tactic.
Yes We Can, Yes We Will: College Democrats are Prepared to Mobilize Young People in November
Katie Naranjo | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics
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Washington pundits have always written young voters off -- assuming that we won't turn out on Election Day. But we've already proven why this year is different.
At Invesco, Obama To Unveil Massive Voter Registration Drive
Aswini Anburajan | Posted 09.28.2008 | Home
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"The numbers will be staggering. And unlike past elections, this campaign will not 'contract out' the job of registering voters. We're doing it in-house. We're doing it with our own volunteers, with our own staff."
Friday Talking Points [43] -- And The Gold Medal For Snarkiness Goes To...
Chris Weigant | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics
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I don't usually comment on sports, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I'm no professional sports guy, nor do I play one on the web. But I h...
The DNC "Register for Change" Bus Tour - Indianapolis Stop
Chuck Lasker | Posted 09.14.2008 | Home
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"Four years ago Halliburton called a friend of mine looking to go to college and said that they'd pay him $90,000 if he agreed to drive a truck in Iraq for the private sector. He kept his minimum wage job."
Bush Veterans Affairs Department Bans Voter Registration At Veterans Facilities
Think Progress | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics
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This past May, the Veterans Affairs Department, led by Secretary James Peake, issued a directive prohibiting nonpartisan voter registration drives "at...
Voter Registration for Vets
Heather Smith | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics
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In May the Department of Veterans Affairs banned voter registration drives in V.A. hospitals and other government buildings. Last week, the Senate int...
Women's Voices Women's Vote Could Shore Up Obama's Base
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics
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Barack Obama's campaign may get a major electoral boon from an organization that was accused of conspiring against him in the primary. Women's Voice...
DNC Chairman Dean Says North Carolina Is Key For Obama Win
Wes Isley | Posted 08.02.2008 | Home
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"If we win North Carolina, Obama will be president," Dean told the crowd. More voters turned out for the primary this year here than voted for John Kerry. "All it will take is registering people to vote."
A Win For Low Income Voters' Rights In Missouri
Demos | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home
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A U.S. District Judge has directed the Missouri Dept. of Social Services to begin providing voter registration applications and assistance to their clients. The law to do so has been ignored since it passed 15 years ago.
Dems' Southern Campaign: Howard Dean Goes To Dixie
AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean is embarking on a voter registration bus tour he hopes will help push Dixie to t...
Florida Voter Registration Shows "Huge Swing" Towards Democrats
South Florida Sun Sentinel | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics
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An escalating number of voters registering as Democrats is providing evidence that the 2008 election could produce a wave of support for Barack Obama ...
Three Ways You Can Help Keep the Election from Being Stolen (Again) in 2008
Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Politics
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Helping people register to vote, working as a polling monitor, volunteering to be a vote count observer after the polls close are three ways to prevent the presidency from being stolen again.
Tapping Barack Obama's Phone
Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 07.08.2008 | Politics
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When Obama eschewed the pundit's red-blue-purple state preoccupation during his '04 Democratic Convention speech, he was choosing poetry over polls.
Democratic Voting Rolls Still Climbing In Pennsylvania
Daniel Nichanian | Posted 07.08.2008 | Home
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Democrats have pulled way ahead in the Penn. voter rolls as a result of the historic primary. And in Iowa, McCain is spending in areas covered in flood water, where people can't watch TV.
West Hollywood Obama Supporters Woo Clintonites
Tina Chong | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home
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Obama supporters rallied Clinton partisans at the West Hollywood L.A. Pride Parade. Reactions were mixed. He's got a "magical quality," said one Obama supporter, sure that nthe Clintonites would come around.
Obama Campaign Launches "Vote For Change" Voter Registration Drive
Posted 05.18.2008 | Politics
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Today, May 10, marks the first day of what the Obama campaign is calling its "Vote For Change" project. From barackobama.com: On May 10th, Barack Oba...
Senator Proposes Sweeping Election Reforms
Jacob Soboroff | Posted 04.29.2008 | Home
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Last week I visited with Senator Bill Nelson (D-FLA) in his Washington, D.C. office to discuss his plan to change the way and day we vote, and why he chose now to introduce his plan.
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