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Joe's Tears: the Political Power of Paternal Love

Leah McElrath Renna | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Leah McElrath Renna

Joe Biden did more for the equality of the sexes with his honest display of paternal emotion during the vice presidential debate than Sarah Palin's presence on the executive ticket has or will ever do.

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Vice Presidential Debate: Reaction, Analysis (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Below is a round up of reaction to Thursday night's vice presidential debate: The Atlantic's Marc Ambinder called the debate a wash in terms of who w...

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A Spicier VP Debate Hits YouTube (VIDEO)

Ari Melber | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Ari Melber

Thursday's debate was a serious and substantive affair. With superb moderating by Gwen Ifill, the conversation stuck to policy-driven sparring, but the footage is already taking a different shape on YouTube.

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Jed Lewison

Sarah Palin Winks At America

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin sure did wink a lot during the debate. My question is, why? Was she trying to woo America? Or is she trying to pull something over on us...

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Sam Stein

Who Won The VP Debate? Biden Scores Big

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Complete coverage of the debate in HuffPost's politics section. Scroll down for more on the CBS and Fox News focus groups. During the course of the ...

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Senator Biden's Night

Madeleine Albright | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine Albright

Tonight, Joe Biden showed why he is the right person for that job. On question after question, he demonstrated knowledge, careful thought, and a willingness to make hard decisions.

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Jason Linkins

Biden Lowers Boom On McCain: Not A Maverick

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Presented with the contention that John McCain represented a set of "maverick" possibilities in governance, Senator Joe Biden offered up a spirited an...

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Palin's "White Flag Of Surrender" Line Falls Flat

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin is touting the Surge, and America is apparently not that interested, according to CNN's reaction meter of Ohio uncommitted voters. Dial Li...

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Jed Lewison

Palin Survived, But Biden Won

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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My instant take on the debate: Sarah Palin did not offer specifics, did not reassure those who have questions about her readiness, and most important...

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The Moose That Roared

Jacob Heilbrunn | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Jacob Heilbrunn

Her performance wasn't the disaster that some in the GOP have been fearing. But cliché was piled upon cliché as Palin sought to paint Obama as a goofy radical who would end up running America off the rails.

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Biden Gets Choked Up Talking About Family (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Biden gets choked up when talking about the struggles of American families and the trials he himself went through when his wife and young daughter wer...

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"Past Is Prologue" Biden Hammers McCain's Ties To Bush

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Unlike Obama, Joe Biden is hammering the links between McCain and President Bush. Here's one key moment: "Past is prologue, Gwen. The issue is how di...

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Jason Linkins

Palin Gets Afghanistan Commander's Name, Strategy Wrong

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin gets wrong both the commanding general in Afghanistan's name and position. Watch: The commanding general in Afghanistan didn't merely...

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Sam Stein

Palin Repeats Kissinger Falsehood, And Gets Called On It

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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A familiar debate emerges over what is effective diplomacy. Palin claims Obama wants to meet with the world's worst dictators without preconditions. R...

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Sarah Palin Has An Eyelash Problem (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Sarah Palin has an eye-lash problem: Update: She also seemed to spend half the debate winking at America. Was she trying to woo us...or pull someth...

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Nico Pitney

Biden Gets First Laugh Of The VP Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Joe Biden gets the first laugh of the night, calling the McCain-Palin health care plan "the ultimate bridge to nowhere." Watch: ...

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Nico Pitney

Palin At Debate Refuses To Answer Question

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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A strange moment in the debate, where Sarah Palin refuses to answer if her ticket would have to pull back on some campaign promises in light of the fi...

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Palin Wearing Flag Pin "The Size Of A Child's Fist"

Think Progress | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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"Perhaps in an attempt to make up for the fact that John McCain neglected to wear a flag pin to last Friday's presidential debate," ThinkProgress note...

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Liveblog: Palin Holds Her Own, But Biden Wins The Day

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media

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The Veep debate has come and gone. Biden was strong and hit the right emotional notes; Ifill wasn't in the tank; and Palin held her own, even if she didn't always quite make sense.

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Palin Party: Liveblogging the VP Debate

236.com | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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236.com

"I may not answer the questions, but I'm going to say a whole lot of shit. Ask me anything and I will talk. What's that? Russia? Listen, I read a LOT of newspapers."

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Jed Lewison

President Bush Slams John McCain's Pre-Debate Spin*

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Bush decries* what he calls "the soft bigotry of low expectations" emanating from Camp McCain as the Palin-Biden debate approaches: * Just kidding:...

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The Politics of Distraction

Huffington Post | Rachel Sklar | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media

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When we debate whether the Times is liberal or Gwen Ifill is in the tank or Katie Couric was mean or whether pigs have lipstick, we are all missing the point. That is precisely what the McCain campaign wants.

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Biden-Palin Vice Presidential Debate Reaction: HuffPost Bloggers Weigh In

Huffington Post | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine Albright: Senator Biden's Night: Given the challenges our nation now faces, we need a vice president who can be persuasive with foreign lea...

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VPs Should Be Pressed On Unresolved Issues From First Debate

Jon Soltz | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

It's critical for troops that we know the next president understands what the surge "strategy" was supposed to be, and why the tactic hasn't brought about the strategic goal we had hoped for.

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Media Idiocy: Don't Blow VP Debate Or You Might Win

Mark Nickolas | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Despite Bush's condescension, Reagan-Bush won in 1984, and despite being smacked-down, Bush-Quayle won in 1988. So...what exactly is the media's point?

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