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It was good while it lasted

free.fr     Aug 15, 2008          

“I no longer love your mouth I no longer love your eyes (…) Your mouth. Your eyes. The way you hold your pens and pencils. I no longer love it.” — Laurie Anderson, “Sweaters” “Adiós muchachos, compañeros de mi vida, barra...                    

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Hoping for McCain

halldor2.blogspot.com     Aug 15, 2008   586 related          

In the Telegraph, former US Permanent Representative to the United Nations John R. Bolton examines the West's response to Russia's invasion of Georgia, and puts the choices in terms of the upcoming U.S. presidential election:...                    

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Polk: Bases in Iraq, Provocation of Iran

juancole.com     Aug 15, 2008   64 related          

William R. Polk writes in a guest editorial for IC:Rushing toward WarAs the Bush Administration begins its final months in office, it has embarked upon two courses of action that will pre-empt the scope of the incoming Obama or...                    

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The Newer Deal: The path to a Democratic supermajority

salon.com     Aug 15, 2008   2 related          

How Democrats can win big in 2010 and beyond -- by doing the opposite of what they're doing now. If we are really in a new era, then the next Democratic Party will be as different and unfamiliar as the next Republican Party....                    

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VP vetting now more rigorous

ljworld.com     Aug 15, 2008          

When Barack Obama and John McCain finally choose their running mates, voters can feel sure that these two people were carefully vetted from every possible angle and, if elected, will play a real role in the next administration.                    

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No one wins by playing games with patriotism

newsleader.com     Aug 15, 2008          

Questioning someone else's patriotism is like questioning their religious piety. It is presumptuous, unfair and, above all, foolish. I would no more dispute my neighbor's dedication to the nation than I would keep score on...                    

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cnn.com: John F. Kennedy made a good move when he picked Lyndon Johnson as VP, historian Lee Edwards says. cnn.com

Ranking the best and worst VP picks

cnn.com     Aug 14, 2008   2 related          

Conservative historian Lee Edwards ranks best and worst VP picks since 1950s Al Gore makes good list for bringing Washington experience to '92 Democratic ticket Dan Quayle makes the bad list for his verbal slip-ups Dick Cheney...                    

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Sen. Clinton To Be Up For Nomination At Democratic Convention To Honor Supporters

rttnews.com     Aug 14, 2008   1,193 related          

Senator Hilary Clinton, D-NY, will put her name up for nomination at the Democratic national convention to be held later this month, her press office said Thursday in a joint statement issued with representatives of Barack...                    

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FixCam: The Best (and Worst) Vice Presidential Picks

washingtonpost.com     Aug 14, 2008          

Barack Obama and John McCain will announce their vice presidential selections sometime in the next 14 days (or so). Before that happens, however, The Fix took a stroll back through history to find the best and worst vice...                    

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nationalledger.com: Employee Free Choice Act Slammed by McGovern (Image: Wenn) nationalledger.com

Union Card-Check Issue (Employee Free Choice Act) Gets Veto From George McGovern

nationalledger.com     Aug 14, 2008   2 related          

Politics, it said, makes for strange bedfellows. Those who follow this commentary know that one of the chief concerns of Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao as she wraps up nearly eight years of service in the Cabinet of President...                    

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