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Reader Q & A: Why Did She Dump Me?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.18.2008 | Living

Read More: Single Mom, Loneliness, Living News, Relationships, Expatriates, Children, Dumped, Reciprocity, Phone Friend, Dumpee, Balance, Best Friend, Expats, Reader Q & A, Living News

I telephoned a girlfriend today for a chat and she hit me with a bombshell. She politely told me that she saw no point in continuing our friendship.

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Waiting for Obama

Kate Southwood | Posted 11.13.2008 | Style

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I've lived in Oslo for eleven years and, although I've rarely feared for my physical safety as an American abroad, I've taken pains not to advertise my citizenship.

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Born In The U.S.A. - Expats Look Back

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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If America is indeed on the path to being cool again we might see a wave of this sort of voluntary repatriation.

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American Voters Abroad: No Double Taxation Without Real Representation

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

Expats have a high chance of not getting to fully participate in this election. One million absentee ballots were requested in the 2006 midterm election but only a third of those votes were counted.

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An American in Paris

Jessica Roy | Posted 10.07.2008 | Style

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I am an American woman. What does this mean, other than the fact that French men believe that we are easy and want to touch my hair on the Metro?

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Overseas Voters Could Be a Factor

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home

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The internet has made it a great deal easier for the 6 million U.S. expats to vote. It seems clear that more young people living overseas will vote than ever before and that there are more Democrats than Republicans casting overseas ballots.

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Blogging The DNC For Buenos Aires Expats

Yanqui Mike Skowronek | Posted 09.15.2008 | Home

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An American-born Argentine travels to Denver to cover the DNC, and gets a taste of America.

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 09.09.2008 | Politics

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I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Lunchtime for Burroughs

Jan Herman | Posted 07.16.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Literature, Beat Movement, William S. Burroughs, Expats, Beatniks, Naked Lunch, Jack Kerouac, Books, Entertainment News

Half a century since its publication, William S. Burroughs' Naked Lunch will be examined more closely by scholars, critics and other riffraff in Naked Lunch @ 50: Anniversary Essays.

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Florida: The Britney Spears of the Election Process

Dorothy Bendel | Posted 03.12.2008 | Home

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Oh, Florida. Much like a certain blond, southern, celebrity-train-wreck who can't resist the lure of flashbulbs, you are once again emerging, legs uncrossed and knickers missing, as the center of attention.

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Clinton Superdelegate Downplays Likely Influence Of Superdelegates

R.T. Eby | Posted 03.03.2008 | Home

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Martin Kasindorf contributed reporting to this article. Mona Pasquil (Photo from Filipina Women's Network website) "We talk among ourselves all th...

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Superdelegate Profile: Casa Blanca's Jerome Wiley Segovia

Elaine Meyer | Posted 03.03.2008 | Home

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Before Barack Obama became the candidate to attract independents, there was Howard Dean. In his 2004 presidential campaign, Dean brought in many poli...

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Our Superdelegates, Ourselves

David Brock | Posted 03.01.2008 | Home

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I signed on to interview superdelegates for OffTheBus convinced I would be investigating corrupt, fat cat politicos. Like many (all?) prejudices, this one had difficulties standing up to a close look at reality.

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Golden State Superdelegate: 'Superdelegates Are Not Going To Make Deals'

Richard Riehl | Posted 02.29.2008 | Home

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Martin Kasindorf, Trudi Loh, John Tomasic, and Alison Mcgee contributed reporting to this article. Who are the California superdelegates and what are...

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Oklahoma Superdelegate Kitty Asberry : We're No Different From Anyone Else

R.T. Eby | Posted 02.29.2008 | Home

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"We're no different than anyone else, we have one vote," Kitty Asberry notes about her status as a superdelegate. "But to hold back now lacks charact...

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Confessions Of A Superdelegate

Mitch Ceasar | Posted 02.29.2008 | Home

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As I compose this missive, it is obvious that I and other superdelegates are minor characters in the ultimate reality show entitled "The Democratic Nomination." TNT may "Know Drama," but they have nothing on my Democratic Party.

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Superdelegates In Focus: Indiana's Phoebe Crane And Iowa's Scott Brennan

Sandy Kaczmarski | Posted 02.29.2008 | Home

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Superdelegate. Phoebe Crane of Indiana is one, and calls it "an unfortunate use of the term." "You think of people flying around in capes or somethi...

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Meet An American Samoa Superdelegate: A Beauty Contest Judge

Elaine Meyer | Posted 02.29.2008 | Home

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Super-delegates are often portrayed as the ultimate Democratic party insiders, people who hold elected office or have been high-ranking staff on a pol...

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HuffPost's OffTheBus Superdelegate Investigation

Posted 02.28.2008 | Home

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We asked HuffPost readers to join with us and profile the hundreds of superdelegates who are likely to decide the Democratic nomination for president...

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