2008 Election

Coaching Up Obama Da Bears' Way

Art Brodsky | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

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Art Brodsky

By backing off and sitting back, Obama has given the press a ready-made story line the Republicans are all to eager to exploit.

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Top GOP Senator: "If You Have An R In Front Of Your Name, You Better Run Scared"

Los Angeles Times | Janet Hook | Posted 07.06.2008 | Politics

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Mississippi, one of the nation's most conservative states, has not elected a Democratic senator in a quarter-century. It has voted for Republican pres...

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Lindsay Graham Emerging As McCain's One-Man Kitchen Cabinet

McClatchy Newspapers | James Rosen | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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If Andrew Jackson created the notion of a president's "Kitchen Cabinet," Sen. John McCain is reinventing it months before his possible election to the...

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Obama Repeats Call For Merit Pay In Front Of Powerful Teachers Union

The Hill | Jackie Kucinich | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Saturday thanked the National Education Association for its endorsement but also made it clear that ...

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Obama Tries and Fails to Put Out the FISA Fire in His Own House

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.05.2008 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

There are going to be many more controversial issues. A presidential candidate can't always be having to log on to the Internet to defend himself from his own supporters.

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What Would Abbie Hoffman Have Thought Of The Flag Lapel Pin Debate?

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Flag lapel pins are all the rage these days, but the battle over wearing the flag is older than you may have thought.

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NRA: Gun Licensing and Registration "Tougher To Criticize" Now

Paul Helmke | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Paul Helmke

Now that gun confiscation is off the table, maybe we can start finding some areas of agreement that will help make us all safer.

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Senator Obama in The Summer of Awful

Bob Cesca | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Bob Cesca

Choosing to support Obama has never been about issues. Rather, it's always been about electing a president we can reference with pride -- a president who won't flatly embarrass us everyday, who can inspire and negotiate the necessary support he'll need to roll back the darkness of the Bush years.

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McCain Flips At Legit Question

Jon Soltz | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

You would assume that given all the whining over General Clark's legitimate point, that John McCain had some obvious answer to the question.

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The Rapture Party

Jayne Lyn Stahl | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Jayne Lyn Stahl

Any proposal to let religious charities be earmarked for federal funding only if they use religious observance as a criterion for endowment is not only reactionary, but it's dangerous thinking.

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The Coming Together Of McCain And Obama On Iraq

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

McCain knows that the electorate wants America out of Iraq, even faster than Obama has proposed. He also knows that his ties to Bush's foreign policy are an albatross around his neck.

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McCain's Record ... of Flip-Flops

Ira Forman | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Ira Forman

The gall of McCain's 'straight talk' is breathtaking and the flip-flops here ought to finally put the myth of McCain's maverick moderate image to rest.

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Reality Time at MyBarackObama.com

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

So here we are, balanced at the precise point where the bottom-up dynamics of Web 2.0 meets the top-down dynamics of an American presidential campaign.

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Seven Things Barack Obama Should Do to Keep from Blowing It

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

To counter the conventional wisdom pundits, the cautious campaign advisers, and his own inner cautiousness, I'm offering Obama suggestions for staying true to the vision that took him from longshot to presidential frontrunner.

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The Hanging Chad of 2008 (Or The Terrible Florida Voter Typo Law)

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 07.02.2008 | Home

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The Brennan Center for Justice

The Social Security Administration says that it cannot find a "match" for 46 percent of the forms that it processes. In Florida, that means voter registration ends up slightly more reliable than a coin flip.

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Mobilizing Voters through Facebook

Heather Smith | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Heather Smith

Two weeks ago, we launched a Rock the Vote Facebook application. With young people more connected than ever through the internet, it will make getting young people out to vote just a little easier.

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Obama's Faith-Based Plan

Jim Wallis | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

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Jim Wallis

My relationship with the Bush White House ended after my public criticism of the path to war in Iraq. Yet I continued to support the idea and promise of the faith-based initiative.

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Military See Presidential Race Through Own Lens

AP | NANCY BENAC | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Brandon Ziegler served two tours in Iraq and wears a bracelet inscribed with the name of an Army buddy who never made it home. Jim ...

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All of McCain's Base Belongs to Us: Why It Won't Even Be Close

Seth Grahame-Smith | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Seth Grahame-Smith

Call it what you want: arrogance, a jinx -- but let's be honest with ourselves -- this thing is over. McCain won't just be defeated, he'll be crushed in a way that redefines the political map for the next 25 years.

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Senator Recounts McCain's Tussle With A Sandinista Rebel

Biloxi Sun Herald | Michael Newsom | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Notably mild-mannered Republican Sen. Thad Cochran shocked many earlier this year with comments about John McCain's volatile temper. He has since mend...

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McCain's Campaign Game Plan Worries GOP Insiders

Politico | David Paul Kuhn | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

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our months have passed since John McCain effectively captured the party nomination and the insiders are getting restless. Top GOP officials, frustrate...

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Gen. Clark and That POW Thing McCain Hates Talking About

Paul Waldman | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Paul Waldman

There's a myth out there that McCain is reluctant to exploit his Vietnam POW story for political advantage, so modest and full of integrity is he. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Obama's Money, Take Two

Bob Ostertag | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

I desperately want Obama to win, and I hope Wall Street gives him $10 million more. Having Goldman Sachs run the government would be a huge step up from having Halliburton run it.

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"Flag City" Just Another Media Myth About Obama

Paul Hogarth | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Paul Hogarth

The fact that some voters in "Flag City" think that Obama is a Muslim doesn't mean he will lose Ohio -- and it certainly doesn't belong on the front page of the Washington Post.

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McCain Pledges Allegiance to NAFTA

Robert L. Borosage | Posted 07.01.2008 | Politics

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Robert L. Borosage

Across the world, the revolt against the corporate trade model is growing. In the US, a majority polled in a January 2008 agreed that globalization has been bad. McCain simply doesn't get it.

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