2008 Presidential Race

Did John McCain Lose Arizona?

Denis Campbell | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Denis Campbell

We still do not have a final Presidential result in the state of Missouri, 14 days after the election. As was shown time and again this election, our nation's voting systems are badly broken.

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President of Earthjustice on Being the Earth's Lawyer Under Obama

Eric Kuhn | Posted 11.18.2008 | Green

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Eric Kuhn

We are eager to work with the new administration. With that being said, we also stand ready to act to hold the new administration accountable if it fails to enforce laws protecting the environment.

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The Morning After: A Reflection

Dr. Leo Rangell | Posted 11.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Psychiatry, John McCain, Mental Health, 2008 Presidential Race, George W. Bush, Barry Goldwater, Barack Obama, Living News
Dr. Leo Rangell

Let's get the most out of it. Every Monday morning quarterback looks to see what we learned. What did that, big Tuesday game of Nov. 4 teach us? Where are we now? What's different?

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Cable News Networks Ban Actual News

William Klein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

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William Klein

Just off their mostly news-free coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, the major news networks have directed their correspondents to refrain from traditional news and stick to glitz.

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What Does An Obama Administration Mean for Latinos?

Daniel Cubias | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Daniel Cubias

Did this salsa-flavored version of Obama-mania develop because we Latinos believe that the President-elect will be good for Hispanic interests?

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Election 2008 Odds and Ends -- Waiting for Missouri and Alaska, Pro-Marijuana Initiatives and More...

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

We have had a virtual news blackout on what is going on in the two states we're waiting for -- Missouri's presidential results, and Alaska's senatorial results. Here is what I managed to find out.

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Election Brought Hard-Right Nationalism Into Light

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

Hard-right nationalism is a monster now fully emerged in America, and to ignore it or simply ridicule it would be a grave mistake and a missed opportunity.

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Friday Talking Points [54] -- Republican Fossilization

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Welcome back to Friday Talking Points. Of course, the big question on everyone's mind right now is: What is going on up in Minnesota? Al Franken is t...

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Change.gov: Transition promises inclusion

Christina Bellantoni | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Christina Bellantoni

First published at WashingtonTimes.com CHICAGO — As the campaign winds down, the transition heats up and the inaugural ball requests flow in st...

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Tuesday's Second Biggest Winner: Democracy

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

We are witnessing a tremendous ideological shift among young voters -- one that could reshape our politics for decades to come.

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Welcome Back America!

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Joseph A. Palermo

It was a beautiful thing seeing a planetary celebration over the results of an American presidential election. Doesn't it feel a lot better to be loved by the rest of the world instead of despised?

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What We Won on Election Day

Sarah van Gelder | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Sarah van Gelder

Obama ran a campaign of high integrity, focusing on issues that really mattered, showing he could lead the whole country forward -- not pandering, but speaking to our higher selves.

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A Change is Gonna Come

Terrance Heath | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Terrance Heath

My son will be growing up in a world my father didn't, a world with more possibilities open to him than existed before; closer, at least, to the world as it should be than the world as it was. Or is.

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America Awakens

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Stephen H. Dinan

Obama is our country's better nature: A blend of the best of our world's cultures, Made real as a divine gift, so that we each better remember who we are, and what we can yet become.

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An Open Letter to Our Next President

Bill Chameides | Posted 11.05.2008 | Green

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Bill Chameides

America's infrastructure is aging. The time to rebuild has come, but the need to bolster our infrastructure also presents a great opportunity to ramp up renewable energy sources.

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Tears For Country

Jeffrey Feldman | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Jeffrey Feldman

On Monday afternoon a day before the election, after placing Obama-Biden signs on doors in Northeast Philadelphia for nine hours, I sat down on a stranger's stoop, by myself, and cried.

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America's New President and the Mountain We've Climbed

Madeleine M. Kunin | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Madeleine M. Kunin

The country will never be the same. Obama has succeeded in bringing out our better nature, in appealing to our better selves.

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Yes We Did!

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Lincoln Mitchell

Forget about the Bradley effect, Republican voter suppression tactics and October surprises. Obama won a clear and resounding victory last night.

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Art, Politics and Soul in New York

Vicky Ward | Posted 11.04.2008 | Style

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Vicky Ward

If you weren't in Times Square tonight, the only place to be was downtown in the West Village at Gavin Brown's gallery for an installation by Jonathon Horowitz called Obama '08.

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Final Electoral Math -- My Election Picks

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

About the Cartoonist  |  Reprint Policy Because it's Election Day, I'm not going to give a detailed analysis of the past week's polls, as I...

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Letter to the Editor-November 5, 2008

Joshua Onysko | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Joshua Onysko

Isn't a part of "life" being able to trust that our food is healthy and that we can rely that our elected government is watching out for our safety at its most basic levels?

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FL Already a Hotbed of Voting Problems

Shawna Vercher | Posted 11.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Florida Voting, Voting Problems, Election Day Voting, Voter Suppression, Florida Voting Problems, 2008 Presidential Election, Boca Raton, Voters, 2008 Presidential Race, Ex Felon Voting Ban, Felon Vote, Tampa, Tampa Supervisor of Elections, Absentee Ballots, Voter Fraud, Augusta, On the Ground 2008, Home News
Shawna Vercher

A quick glance at what is currently being reported from across the state: Tampa, FL - Special "Emergency" Ballot Box Created On the Spot All ballots ...

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Best Video of the Campaign Award

Bob Ostertag | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Bob Ostertag

Here, on election day, I offer my nomination for Best Video of the Campaign.

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Why I Am (Cautiously) Voting for Obama

Sunil Garg | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Sunil Garg

Over the past eight weeks, John McCain has not shown the interest or the temperament to deal with this crisis. On the other hand, Obama has shown discipline, open- mindedness and a desire to understand the complexity of this crisis.

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Barack Obama Is Smarter Than Us

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

The Obama campaign did not leak, and they did not squabble amongst themselves in public -- right there, two astounding feats that no other candidate in the race could manage.

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