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The Battle Plan

Naomi Wolf | Posted 09.16.2008 | Politics

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History shows that when an army of citizens, supported by even a vestige of civil society, believes in liberty -- in the psychological space that is "America" -- no power on earth can ultimately suppress them.

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30 Airlines Will Fold Before Christmas

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 09.15.2008 | Business

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The larger players Lufthansa, British, and American have access to the credit markets (and government help) and are using this opportunity to gobble up weaker, struggling competitors.

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Goodbye Good Ole Boys, Hello Hollywood? How Will Obama Handle the Oil Industry?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 08.18.2008 | Business

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The Republicans will always back a pro-oil immediate future, until their own voters, and the lobbyists filling their coffers with dollars, stop supporting them.

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Obama Frames Iraq Right, Bush And McCain Slow To React

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.14.2008 | Politics

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McCain's going to have to come up with some new spin to explain why Obama and Maliki are now singing from the same songbook on timetables for withdrawal.

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Barack Obama: "Black" Or "Biracial"?

BlackAndBrownNews | Posted 06.16.2008 | Home

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There is discussion now taking place between mostly white editors and producers in newsrooms on how to identify Senator Barack Obama now that he is the Democratic nominee.

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Obama is an Expat's Dream Come True: The Son of a Global Citizen

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 06.06.2008 | Politics

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Obama's mother gave a precious gift to her son, the life of both an Americanand that of human being who feels at home in many different cultures, allowing to see the similarities between us all.

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After Delta/ Northwest Can Other Airline Mergers be Far Behind?

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Open Skies, Northwest, United. Jet Blue, American, Southwest, Predatory Pricing, Continental, Airlines, Delta, Mergers, Usair, Business News

Airline mergers are never good for the traveling public. The bosses always do what's best for the airlines, and the public be damned. Travel is going...

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Airline Woes and Predatory Price Fixing for All

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 04.12.2008 | Business

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Don't be fooled. The bankruptcies, mergers and consolidations among the major airlines are going to cost passengers more money and make travel even more of a nightmare than it already is.

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