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Proposal For 2012 Primaries

Will Bower | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Will Bower

The primary calendar we need most is one that is built on an orderly and rational plan, and not on an arbitrary, publicity-driven, system of one-upsmanship.

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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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W&W: Has the Republican Party Died?

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Elizabeth Blackney of "Media Lizzy" joins co-hosts Maegan Carberry and Teresa Valdez Klein to weigh in on today's presidential election and the natio...

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Barack Hussein Obama

Parvez Sharma | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Parvez Sharma

Even though the Republican party with its "Whites Only" narrative succeeded in making "Muslim" and "Arab", the dirtiest epithets in America, the Obama narrative silenced them.

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Another Robocall On Obama's Aunt, Jeremiah Wright

Politico | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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The last-minute, under the radar issue some Republican groups are pushing this year appears to be the news that Obama's aunt is an illegal immigrant. ...

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Here's My Take #5: What HuffPost's Community Thinks Authorities Should Do About Long Waits At Polling Places

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 11.03.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

Here's My Take #5: Results Post QUESTION: What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait time and chaos at the polls? This can be at the local, state or federal level....or at all three if you have the gumption.

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Red State or Blue State: Your Vote Counts

Kate Kelly | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

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Kate Kelly

If you're a Republican voter in a Democratic-leaning state, or a Democratic voter in Republican territory, is your vote in vain?

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Stevens Says He Hasn't Yet Been Convicted

AP | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Sen. Ted Stevens says he is not a convicted felon, at least until the appeal process is over. "I've not been convicted yet,...

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Obama Could Lose Election Due To Voter Suppression

Judah Freed | Posted 10.31.2008 | Home

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Judah Freed

Republicans are seeking to suppress the voter turnout among youth, minorities and poor people. If Republicans can prevent enough Democrats from casting ballots, McCain could win the election.

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HERE'S MY TAKE #5: How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls?

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.30.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

How Should Authorities Respond To Long Lines And Chaos At The Polls? What should be done on Tuesday, 11/4, to mitigate wait-times and trouble at the polls? Your answer can center on the local, state or federal level....or at all three, if you have the gumption.

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I Call the Bottom

Francine Hardaway | Posted 10.29.2008 | Living

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Francine Hardaway

I have a big cyber-rolodex, so when someone is looking for a job, or their kid is, or their wife is, I'm a common stop on the journey.

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The Anatomy Of Republican Cataclysm and Democratic Victory

Frank Schaeffer | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Frank Schaeffer

The Republican Party has lost the hearts and minds of reasonable Americans of all faiths and ideologies. Independent voters, young people, black people, Hispanics... the list goes on.

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Palin Calls McCain Adviser To Smooth Things Over

The Washington Post | Posted 10.29.2008 | Politics

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Don't be surprised to see maligned McCain campaign adviser Nicolle Wallace rejoining GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin on her campaign plane v...

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Here's My Take #4: Here's What I think About Campaign Spending And Negative Advertising...

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4 Results: Your thoughts, suggestions and a bit of venting on campaign spending and negative advertising.

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Talking With The F.B.I.'s Undercover Source In Alaska's VECO Corruption Case

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Prewitt: "It's going to be a tight race, but Stevens could still win this thing. Stevens has been around so long, and we do have a very partisan situation up here in Alaska."

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Prominent Republicans Invoke the Holocaust to Win Jewish Votes in Pa

Brian Ross | Posted 10.27.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

The McCain-Palin campaign has reached a new low. An email that was sent to Jewish voters invoked fears of the Holocaust to stampede them away from Obama at the polls next week.

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The Myth of the 'Liberal' Media: A Primer for my Fellow Christians

Patrick Kampert | Posted 10.26.2008 | Media

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Patrick Kampert

I have sometimes become uncomfortable with Christian friends who are burning with indignation about some social issue or current event.

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Here's My Take: Campaign Funds And Negative Ads

Jennifer Bogut | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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Jennifer Bogut

HERE'S MY TAKE #4. QUESTIONS: What should the campaigns spend money on and what do you see as the effect of negative ads?

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The Seventy Percent Solution

Marco Trbovich | Posted 10.24.2008 | Business

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Marco Trbovich

70 percent of the US economy has been dependent on consumer purchasing to sustain economic growth. The portion of workers in the US who do not have a college education is also 70 percent.

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Republicans Point Fingers While Enacting Socialist Policies

Brian Ross | Posted 10.23.2008 | Home

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Brian Ross

The bailout of Wall Street and buying stock in major banks to shore up their shattered credibility is the very definition of socialist policy: The state owning the means of production and exchange.

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Sleeping with the Enemy

Darryle Pollack | Posted 10.22.2008 | Living

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Darryle Pollack

I was born a Democrat. Party affiliation was served along with the canned vegetables I was forced to eat for dinner. My first crush was on John Kennedy. But I am harboring a secret.

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What Happened to John McCain?

Peri Lyn Gordon-Flohr | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home

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Peri Lyn Gordon-Flohr

The Sen. McCain I saw eight years ago would have never allowed any of this. My friend, listen to your vicious robocalls that have been filling our homes and terrifying our children. Watch your negative and deceitful advertising. Read your hateful flyers.

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Smells Like Republican Schadenfreude

Kamala Lopez | Posted 10.21.2008 | Politics

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Kamala Lopez

I feel very very ashamed of what we, as Americans, have come to accept as "all's fair" in this craven fight to win.

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Ky Dems Look to "Ditch Mitch" in Clean Sweep of Incumbent GOP

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 10.21.2008 | Home

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Gail McGowan Mellor

Voters on November 4, 2008, will be genuine Deciders, using the election not only to select a president but to clean house--to clear a path by gettin...

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Real Change Depends On Replacing Entrenched Party Operatives

David Lucht | Posted 10.20.2008 | Home

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David Lucht

There may be good reasons to vote the Republican ticket, but the hope that John McCain will bring change to Washington cannot be counted as one of them.

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