Election 2008

Thanksgiving Is Not Just for Leftovers

Paula Poundstone | Posted 11.26.2008 | Living

Read More: Inaugural Addresses, Alaska, Dr. Phil, Thanksgiving, Election 2008, What to Be Thankful For, Obama Puppy, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, 236.Com, Things to Be Thankful For, Living News
Paula Poundstone

I'm thankful for Sarah Palin's vice presidential bid, which taught us that Alaska is not in a box off the coast of California.

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WATCH: Jimmy Kimmel Goes to Black Barbershop to Vet Jokes On Obama

Sean Jacobs | Posted 11.24.2008 | Media

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Jimmy Kimmel, Election 2008, Comedy, Presdential Election Race Issue, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Race, Video, Media News
Sean Jacobs

Jimmy Kimmel goes to a black barbershop to vet jokes on Barack Obama and forgets to pay for his haircut.

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Gender, Politics and Media Redux

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.21.2008 | Media

Read More: McCain Advisors, Gender Bias, Gender, Media, Larry Summers, Election 2008, Lesley Jane Seymour, More Magazine, Feminism, Sarah Palin, Campbell Brown, Geraldine Ferraro, Shorenstein Center, Politics, Women and Media, Sexism, Women and Politics, Marie Wilson, Hillary Clinton, Arianna Huffington, Carol Jenkins, Class, Obama's Economic Team, Media News
Marcia G. Yerman

Last week, New York Women In Communications presented The Spin Room: Gender, Politics & Media in the 2008 Election.

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Will Tom Daschle Be What The Reproductive Rights Community Wants?

Amie Newman | Posted 11.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Rights, Roe v. Wade, Tom Daschle, RH Reality Check, Election 2008, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Barack Obama, Sex Education, President Elect Obama, Obama HIV/AIDS Policy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, HIV/AIDS Pandemic, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Tom Daschle Health and Human Services, Bush Administration Sex Education, Pro-Choice, Bush Administrations Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Politics News
Amie Newman

The former S. Dakota senator may please some inside-the-Beltway Democrats, but the reaction of reproductive and sexual health advocates working on the ground will be interesting to gauge.

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We Win, They Lose. Now, Let's Get To Work

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mark Udall, House of Representatives, Ted Stevens, John McCain, Assault Weapons, Al Franken, Senate Races, 2008 Election, Nra, Guns, Illegal Guns, Barack Obama, Ak-47, Gordon Smith, John Sununu, Senate, National Rifle Association, Mark Begich, Tom Udall, Norm Coleman, Obama Transition, Jeanne Shaheen, Jeff Merkley, Jim Martin, Saxby Chambliss, Election 2008, Elizabeth Dole, Kay Hagan, Bob Schaffer, Politics News
Paul Helmke

Candidates endorsed or "A" rated by he NRA suffered losses in every region of the nation, up and down the ballot, losing not only the White House, but also at least six crucial races for the U.S. Senate.

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Pride and Confusion on the Campaign Trail

Graydon Gordian | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Crisis, White Working Class Voters, Racism, Jobs, Election 2008, Auto Industry, Michigan, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Working Class, Politics News
Graydon Gordian

As an Obama staffer in Michigan, reasonably often I found myself saying, "Which would be worse: losing your job or having a black president?"

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Sarah Palin Gets a TV Show!

Steven Shehori | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Politics, John McCain 2008, President Obama, Sarah Palin, Steven Shehori, Breaking Politics News, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Republicans, Sarah Palin and Gay Marriage, Vice Presidential Candidate Palin, Sarah Palin TV Show, Sarah Palin and Religion, Election 2008 Sarah Palin, Political Humor, Entertainment News
Steven Shehori

Simply put, Sarah Palin represents what we admire most in our politicians. Folksy and winking? Check. But even more impressive? She is, to coin a term, untakedownable.

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Manhattan Does Drizzle: Rainy Days And Sarah Palin Make Me Cranky

Betsy Perry | Posted 11.14.2008 | Style

Read More: New York, Sarah Palin, Alaska, Election 2008, Christmas, Style News
Betsy Perry

I prefer to blame everything on the rain and Sarah Palin. The rain will stop but I'm worried she won't.

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Which Type Of Election Addict Are You? (And How To Recover!)

New York Magazine | Dale Hrabi | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Recovery, Eleciton Addiction, Election Anxiety, Election 2008, Election Addicts, Personal Health, Post-Election, Living News

After finally pulling that lever in the voting booth, many New Yorkers are going through post-election withdrawal. How do you cope without your consta...

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Finally Seeing Clearly

Mike Papantonio | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

Read More: Commentary, Election 2008, John McCain, Politics, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Obama Inauguration, Mccain War Hero, President Obama, Election Overload, Political Ads, Obama Administration, Election Anxiety, Barack Obama Inauguration, Election Results, Political Polls, 2008 Presidential Election, Election Reaction, Smear Ads, Post-Election, Obama Socialist, President Elect Obama, Media News
Mike Papantonio

I was advised to take a break from political clutter and that peculiar kind of tunnel vision that develops when we focus too closely on any tiny part of the huge world around us.

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The Turnover

Charles Warner | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Charles Warner

After seeing the PBS "Frontline" program last night on Lee Atwater, I understand better why so many people (including me) had been turned off by polit...

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Maybe the Civil War Isn't Over

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Civil War, Election 2008, Race, Southern Strategy, Gop, Electoral College, Barack Obama, Republicans, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

The Civil War might be over, but the War Between the States lives on. The good news is that the lingering resentments of that time might have finally lost their political power.

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More Diversity in Workplace? Black Man in White House No Silver Bullet, But a Start

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 11.11.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Valarie King-Bailey, Chicago United, Workplace Diversity, Obama Workplace Diversity, Election 2008, Obama Diversity, Barack Obama, Corporate Culture, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Minority families are beaming that Barack Obama's history-changing race to the White House will change their children's lives and careers. Yes! And, sadly, no.

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Way to Rain on my Parade, California

Isabel Kaplan | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: California Gay Marriage, Youth Vote, Election Reaction, Election 2008, Proposition 8, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Isabel Kaplan

The news came in that California passed Proposition 8. I am horrified at 52% of California's voters. How could you?

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Looking for Lessons in Those Long Lines Waiting to Buy Newspapers

Jane Dwyre Garton | Posted 11.10.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Newspaper Circulation, Newspaper Shortage, Journalism, Barack Obama, Newspaper Industry, Election Newspapers, Election Results, Election 2008, Chicago News
Jane Dwyre Garton

What will the newspaper business learn from the post-election rush to purchase daily papers? Will the lessons provide a little C.P.R. for an industry gasping to survive?

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Post Election: How To Restore Your Personal Operating System

Kay Goldstein | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Presidential Election, Stress Management, Election Anxiety, Mind/Body/Spirit, Post Election, De-Toxing, Sarah Palin, Media Overload, Election Day, De-Stressing, Election Stress, Election 2008, Benefits of Yoga, Stress Reduction, Living News
Kay Goldstein

The election season has been a long and sometimes difficult journey. Many of us have been training our minds and bodies to get into some pretty self-defeating habits.

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Psychologically Processing the Election

Gordon Marino | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Election Reaction, Election 2008, Barack Obama, HuffPost Election Reaction, President Obama, Politics News
Gordon Marino

The election of Barack Obama last week proved Alexis de Tocqueville's claim that democracies have a unique ability to correct themselves.

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Hearing Ann Dunham

Ann Medlock | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living

Read More: Parenting, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Single Mothers, HuffPost Election Reaction, Ann Dunham, Election Reaction, Living News
Ann Medlock

Me, I'm looking for the first time at a President young enough to be one of my kids. Ann Dunham's son, Toot Dunham's grandson, is in fact younger than two of my sons.

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Four Lessons Gay Marriage Activists Must Learn From Obama

Lee Stranahan | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormons, Seperation of Church and State, Proposition 8, Lesbian, Obama, Church, Election 2008, Gay, Election, Latter Day Saints, Barack Obama, California, Marriage, Bisexual, Gay Right, Gay Marriage, Catholic, Ds, Politics News
Lee Stranahan

I am in total agreement with those who want gay marriage to be legal -- they are right. But being right isn't enough.

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Basking In The Election Afterglow

John Lundberg | Posted 11.09.2008 | Living

Read More: The Poetic Life, Obama, Election 2008, Poetry, Living News
John Lundberg

Very early Wednesday morning in Grant Park, Barack Obama gave us one last smile and wave before following a gaggle of beaming Bidens and Obamas out of...

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Election Detox: What Will I Do With My Free Time?

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living

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Lisa Earle McLeod

I'm coming off an election addiction that feels like I'm trying kick crack cocaine. How am I supposed to get through the day without constantly checking HuffPost or CNN?

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All Votes are Final -- Campaign Couture? Not So Much

Patt Morrison | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business

Read More: Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Sarah Palin Clothing, 2012 Election, Rnc, Nordstrom's, Sarah Palin, Los Angeles Times, Election 2008, Business News
Patt Morrison

The McCain-Palin ticket promised to do something to boost the economy, and even though it lost, it kinda sorta did.

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Chicago Journalist Explains His Obama Vote

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 11.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Reader, Election Reaction, Election 2008, Election Results, Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama, Chicago News

The cover of this week's Reader is one thing. The whole question of what comes next is another. I just passed a woman on the street who was saying to...

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Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Bill Maher, Obama, Election 2008, President Obama, Politics News
Joshuah Bearman

For anyone who wants to relive the magic of the greatest historical moment of our lives, here is my report from the ground.

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Making Good On Affordable Housing Referendums

Progress Illinois | Angela Caputo | Posted 11.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Housing Referendums, Chicago Affordable Housing Votes, Chicago Referenums, Uptown Affordable Housing, Bronzeville Affordable Housing, Election Results, Election 2008, Tifs, Chicago News

Referendums aimed at bringing more affordable housing to two lakefront Chicago communities passed by wide margins this week. In Uptown, 66 percent of ...

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