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Latest Articles: (s)Elections
The Creeks Rise
Post Date: 2008-07-15 06:59:00 by Ada
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The only presidential poll that matters is the one on Election Day, when voters will put an end to what seems like an endless campaign. I don't see much point in speculating about who's ahead on this or that day or parsing every word the candidates utter. All we know for certain is that on Nov. 4, either Barack Obama or John McCain will become the president-elect, God willing and the Creeks don't rise. None of the minor candidates on the ballot has a chance. If you wish to waste a vote on one of them and it makes you feel better, go ahead, but the man who will affect your life during the next four years will be either Obama or McCain. Neither man has much executive experience. ...
American blacks look to Obama as savior from enemy within
Post Date: 2008-07-14 19:00:20 by christine
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Nurney Mason opened his barbershop in 1961, and since then he has witnessed a lifetime of changes outside his window on H Street in the US capital. Now he hopes Barack Obama can deliver even more. "I think he's it," says Mason, describing Obama's bid to become the first black US president as "something ordained from above." "He says he is going to bring about a change. Everyone knows it's time. It's the right time." In this gentrifying city where blacks make up close to 57 percent of the population, predominantly black neighborhoods such as this one are seeing pricey bistros, edgy bars and rock clubs sprout up among the hair braiding salons, ...
Obama to visit Israel, West Bank next week: officials
Post Date: 2008-07-14 12:35:58 by christine
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US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama will meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas next week, officials said on Monday. Senior Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erakat confirmed that Obama would visit Abbas in the occupied West Bank town of Ramallah on July 23. "President Abbas welcomes this important visit and considers it evidence of the importance of the Palestinian issue in American foreign policy," he said. Obama will also meet Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert either on the same day or the previous evening, according to an Israeli official. Both meetings will come after a stopover in Jordan, where Obama will meet King Abdullah ...
DEMOCRATS LOOK TO LOBBYIST TO FINANCE CONVENTION
Post Date: 2008-07-14 11:09:28 by rowdee
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In terms of lobbyists, few are more connected — both west of the Mississippi and in the corridors of power in Washington — than Steve Farber, a Denver lawyer whose political contacts have thrust him into a central fund-raising role for the Democratic National Convention. Mr. Farber’s vast contact list could prove crucial in raising the millions of dollars needed by the Denver host committee to showcase Senator Barack Obama and the Democratic Party in August in Denver. But Mr. Farber’s activities are a public display of how corporate connections fuel politics — exactly the type of special influence that Mr. Obama had pledged to expunge from politics when he said he ...
My Plan for Iraq (Obama op ed)
Post Date: 2008-07-14 09:39:12 by christine
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CHICAGO — The call by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki for a timetable for the removal of American troops from Iraq presents an enormous opportunity. We should seize this moment to begin the phased redeployment of combat troops that I have long advocated, and that is needed for long-term success in Iraq and the security interests of the United States. The differences on Iraq in this campaign are deep. Unlike Senator John McCain, I opposed the war in Iraq before it began, and would end it as president. I believed it was a grave mistake to allow ourselves to be distracted from the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban by invading a country that posed no imminent threat and had ...
Obama, McCain agree on many once-divisive issues [ Obamaphiles,McCainphiles cover your eyes!]
Post Date: 2008-07-13 19:54:53 by scrapper2
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Byline: Their similar stances on immigration, nuclear weapons, global warming and stem-cell research are evidence of a centrist shift in the political landscape. WASHINGTON -- For Amy Rick, the 2008 presidential election is a win-win situation. Both Barack Obama and John McCain support an expansion of stem-cell research that she has battled for in vain under President Bush. "Both are very solid," said Rick, president of the Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research. "We are definitely looking forward with optimism to a change in policy in 2009." John Isaacs, an arms control advocate, feels the same way, because both candidates have made nuclear ...
McCain Campaign Pulls Plug on Gramm
Post Date: 2008-07-13 17:21:43 by Ferret Mike
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Sen. John McCain is definitely done trotting his friend and former Senate colleague Phil Gramm out on the campaign trail, and he is minimizing the Texan's role among his team of advisers. Gramm had played an important part in crafting McCain's economic plan, and he occasionally appeared at rallies or spoke to editorial boards on the presumptive GOP nominee's behalf. But no longer, according to two key McCain advisers, after Gramm told the Washington Times that the country was filled with "whiners" and the United States is merely in a "mental recession." On Friday McCain's domestic policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin told Darren Gersh, a PBS "Nightly ...
McCain - Obama: all tied up
Post Date: 2008-07-12 21:35:17 by Jethro Tull
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Saturday, July 12, 2008 Email to a FriendAdvertisement The race for the White House is tied. The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Saturday shows Barack Obama and John McCain each attract 43% of the vote. When "leaners" are included, Obama holds a statistically insignificant 47% to 46% advantage. Today is the first time that McCain’s support has moved above 45% since Obama clinched the nomination on June 3. It’s also the first time the candidates have been tied since Obama clinched the Democratic nomination (see recent daily results). Tracking Polls are released at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time each day (see recent demographic highlights).
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Obama Voted For Survelliance Bill & Lied
Post Date: 2008-07-12 11:11:46 by TwentyTwelve
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updated 1:19 p.m. EDT, Fri July 11, 2008 Obama's surveillance vote spurs blogging backlash By Scott J. Anderson CNN.com Senior Political Producer WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama's vote for a federal surveillance law that he had previously opposed has sparked a backlash from his online advocates, who had energized his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination. Sen. Barack Obama said he voted for the surveillance bill because it will help protect the nation. In October, Obama had vowed to help filibuster an update of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) that gave telecommunication companies that had cooperated with President Bush's warrantless ...
Backlash: 2 million angry Democrats reject Obama?
Post Date: 2008-07-12 08:35:10 by Jethro Tull
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More than two million angry Democrats are rejecting Sen. Barack Obama as the likely Democratic nominee for the presidency this year, according to a new protest organization. "I hate to use this word but it's fascist, and that's the approach they're taking to silence any Hillary Clinton supporters," Will Bower, co-founder of PUMA/Just Say No Deal, an exploding coalition of voters who say they have raised $10 million in just days to pay down Clinton's campaign debt. "Barack Obama wants to give his acceptance speech in a stadium because he intends to minimize any pro-Hillary supporter dissent. It's not because he wants to include more people. He knows that ...
McCain's Nomination - A Possible September Surprise?
Post Date: 2008-07-11 05:55:15 by Stephen Lendman
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McCain's Nomination - A Possible September Surprise? - by Stephen Lendman Party conventions are less than two months off, and already rumors are circulating. When the Democrats hold theirs from August 25 - 28, Obama is the virtually sure nominee. According to some, however, things aren't settled for Republicans a week later. Presumptive nominee John McCain may not be as certain as most people think, and why so should be asked. For one thing, he trails in the polls (including in key battleground states like Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania) but not enough to be worrisome (in most of them), and the latest June Reuters/Zogby one is typical. It shows Obama ahead by about five points, ...
REVEALING KOREAN WAR QUOTES
Post Date: 2008-07-11 05:41:36 by Disgusted
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Read Korean War Quotes Not Found in Your History Book… the Council on Foreign Relations Played Big Part in Creating War in Korea. Read also: The CFR and Causes of the Korean War Disturbing Facts About the Korean War Unsettling Korean War Facts Involving General MacArthur Korean War Quotes "The only reason I told the President to fight in Korea was to validate NATO." - Dean Acheson, US Secretary of State, but more importantly a CFR member Quotes of Korean War "I never would have made the attack and risked my men and my military reputation if I had not been assured that Washington would restrain General MacArthur from taking adequate retaliatory measures against my ...
The American Chronicles - McSame / by Anthony J. Hilder (Video)
Post Date: 2008-07-11 00:35:29 by TwentyTwelve
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The American Chronicles - 4 It's a Depression - By Design / Anthony J. Hilder (Video)
Post Date: 2008-07-11 00:22:57 by TwentyTwelve
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The American Chronicles - 4 It's a Depression - By Design / Anthony J. Hilder (Video)
Obama's frequent regrets may make us sorry
Post Date: 2008-07-10 20:27:49 by Horse
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Barack Obama just may be the most regretful figure in American politics, no small feat for a freshman senator. On Wednesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said he regretted allowing his young daughters to participate in a family TV interview with "Access Hollywood." down for the interview on July 4, and the first segment ran on July 8. By the next morning, Obama was saying he regretted including his daughters, even before the other two parts of the interview could air. I'm not sure why. The interview was nothing but happy public relations, revealing that the Obamas enjoy riding bikes together and that the senator isn't a big dessert fan. (Pies are an ...
Jesse Jackson Disparages Barack Obama: Caught On Tape
Post Date: 2008-07-09 18:59:00 by christine
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CNN reports:
The Rev. Jesse Jackson issued an apology to Barack Obama Wednesday for making what he called a "crude and hurtful" remark about the Illinois senator's recent comments directed toward some members of the black community.
According to Jackson, a Fox News microphone picked up comments he meant to deliver privately that seemed to disparage the presumptive Democratic nominee for appearing to lecture the black community on morality.
Jackson didn't elaborate on the context of his remarks, except to say he was trying to explain that Obama was hurting his relationship with black voters by recently conducting "moral" lectures at African-American churches.
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Obama: "You need to make sure your child can speak Spanish"
Post Date: 2008-07-09 14:22:07 by Jethro Tull
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Poster Comment:The man is unfit for any position other than stealing hubcaps.
Librarian carrying McCain=Bush sign kicked out of McCain Event
Post Date: 2008-07-08 23:39:30 by TwentyTwelve
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McCain = Bush! We Agree 07 July, 2008 06:20:00 007 Librarian carrying McCain=Bush sign kicked out of McCain Event On orders from Senator John McCain's security detail, Denver police escorted a 61-year-old woman away who was waiting in line to attend a so-called town hall meeting with McCain that was billed as open to the public. Carol Kreck, who works as a librarian in Denver, held a homemade sign reading "McCain = Bush." On orders from McCain's security detail, police cited her for trespassing and escorted her to the sidewalk. She was told if she returned she would be arrested. "And all I did was carry a sign that said McCain = Bush," Kreck said. "And ...
Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits for First Time Ever
Post Date: 2008-07-08 12:20:33 by Horse
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The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category. Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008. The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% ...
Zogby: Obama has electoral college majority; Barr has 6% support
Post Date: 2008-07-08 06:45:23 by Ada
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A new nationwide poll shows Barack Obama securing a majority of electoral college votes over Republican opponent John McCain in a new state-by-state poll. The Zogby Interactive online survey also shows Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr shaping up as a substantial factor in this year's election, pulling 6 percent of the vote. (He was substantially outperforming then-Green Party candidate Ralph Nader at a similar point in the 2000 campaign) The poll was conducted June 11-30 among more than 46,000 likely voters. If the election were held today, Obama would win 273 electoral votes, enough to hand him the presidency, according to Zogby's tally. McCain would receive 160 electoral votes, ...
The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: John McCain Measured
Post Date: 2008-07-08 02:05:10 by TwentyTwelve
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The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: John McCain July 7th, 2008 9:02 am | by Marc Gallagher In the next installment of our Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter effort to rate the Presidential candidates we hold John McCain to the Ron Paul liberty fire. Previously, we rated Barack Obama. For details about the Paul-O-Meter see the description. Read on for John McCain’s scores on the issues. 1. Liberty-based voting record - McCain certainly has some horribly anti-liberty votes, but he’s been “ok” on both gun rights and health care. Certainly not perfect but the case can be made that he’s fairly similar to Ron Paul on those issues. Score: 1 2. Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy - ...
The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: Barack Obama Measured
Post Date: 2008-07-08 02:00:15 by TwentyTwelve
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The Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter: Barack Obama Measured July 3rd, 2008 9:59 am | by Marc Gallagher A few days ago we introduced the Ron Paul Paul-O-Meter. For a description and overview of the Paul-O-Meter, please read the article here. Today we begin rating the Presidential candidates with our rating for Barack Obama. The Paul-O-Meter will give us a total score on 20 criteria. The closer a candidate gets to 100 points the more that candidate is like Ron Paul. For each criteria we will give the score and a short justification for that score. Read the results for Barack Obama below. 1. Liberty Based Voting Record - Obama has a rather leftist voting record yet he votes for unconstitutional Iraq ...
Obama Wants Top Bill Clinton Staffer Podesta
Post Date: 2008-07-07 19:34:31 by christine
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Obama is hoping to make another Clinton hire, according to the Washington Post: The Clinton and Obama worlds continue to collide. Patti Solis Doyle, fired as Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign manager, started her job last week as chief of staff to Obama's yet-to-be-named vice presidential pick. And Neera Tanden, Clinton's policy czar, is joining the Obama campaign as the head of domestic policy. Now the presumptive nominee hopes to snag John Podesta, Bill Clinton's former White House chief of staff and founding head of the Center for American Progress. According to several Obama sources, the campaign wants Podesta to run the transition operation if Obama wins in ...
Carrier Says Safety of Obama's Plane Was Not in Question
Post Date: 2008-07-07 19:01:16 by Jethro Tull
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Carrier Says Safety of Obama's Plane Was Not in Question July 07, 2008 3:59 PM The National Transportation Safety Board said Monday that it is investigating what caused Senator Barack Obama’s plane to make an unexpected landing today in St. Louis. The presumptive Democratic nominee for president was traveling from Chicago to Charlotte when the pilot's first officer announced that they were experiencing controllability issues with the pitch of the MD-80 series aircraft. Those on board were told the issue was a "minor little problem," and the plane remains in St. Louis this afternoon for maintenance. In statements today, the NTSB called the incident "an ...
Obama's plane lands in St. Louis for maintenance
Post Date: 2008-07-07 17:54:37 by TwentyTwelve
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Obama's plane lands in St. Louis for maintenance Jul 7, 3:36 PM (ET) By LIZ SIDOTI ST. LOUIS (AP) - The airplane carrying Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama made a precautionary landing in St. Louis on Monday after the crew had a problem keeping the nose up on takeoff from Chicago. The plane, an MD-80 Midwest charter, struggled to keep the nose at the necessary angle, as it left for Charlotte, N.C., the pilot said. Later, Midwest Airlines said the problem developed because an emergency slide located in the tail cone of the plane deployed in flight and never threatened the safety of the flight. The National Transportation Safety Board said it planned to investigate the ...
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