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Friday Talking Points [55] -- "Bretton Woods II"? Not Quite.

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...

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Michael Steele To Run For RNC Chair

The Fix | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele has decided to run for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, a move sure to shake up the evol...

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An Appeal to Insanity

Sean Hartofilis | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Sean Hartofilis

Obama is not a terrorist. But you can call him whatever you'd like -- as long as you call him the President of the United States of America.

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Palin Sorts Clothes To See What Belongs To RNC

AP | GENE JOHNSON | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics

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WASILLA, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, amid speculation she'll run for president in four years, blamed Bush administration policies for the ...

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

Patt Morrison | Posted 11.08.2008 | Business

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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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The RNC's New Ad

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 10.30.2008 | Politics

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Joshuah Bearman

This seems like a strange way to start your new attack ad: "Would you get on a plane with a pilot who has never flown?" Is the RNC trying to remind everyone about McCain's flying record?

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The Body Language of Political Bedfellows

Deborah King | Posted 10.30.2008 | Style

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Deborah King

Palin's body language speaks loudly, "I've got this old coot wrapped around my little finger. I'll put up with him a little while longer -- until I get what I want."

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Palin Can Be Frugal Because Taxpayers Foot Her Bills

Jaye Saranda | Posted 10.28.2008 | Home

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Jaye Saranda

Palin spends as little of her own money as possible by spending taxpayers' money instead. She's done this on everything from family vacations to decorating.

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Karma! Did McCain's Own Loophole Buy The Clothes That Hurt His Campaign and Split His Party?

RJ Eskow | Posted 10.28.2008 | Politics

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RJ Eskow

Limitations on coordinated expenditures between a party's National Committee and its candidate -- such as Palin's $150,000 wardrobe -- had been in place for decades, until McCain gave the nod to lifting them.

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Seth Colter Walls

RNC Going Up With Ads In Montana

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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***TUESDAY UPDATE*** The RNC is softening the ground for Wednesday's TV ad buy with two new radio spots obtained by the Huffington Post. One week out...

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RNC Chair Blames McCain For Palin Clothing Costs

Politico | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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RNC Chairman Mike Duncan throws back the blame for Sarah Palin's wardrobe by telling MSNBC that the McCain campaign asked for the RNC to pay for the c...

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Loathe Palin, Love Palin's Wardrobe

Disgrasian | Posted 10.24.2008 | Style

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Disgrasian

We may not agree with Sarah Palin on everything in terms of financial accountability, we sometimes do agree on apparel. Wear it, work it, own it, girl!

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Indiana Home to Increasing Numbers of Once-Rare Blue Hoosiers

Dan Treul | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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Dan Treul

Another ominous sign for the McCain campaign is the most recent polling average by Real Clear Politics, which has Barack Obama leading -- albeit barel...

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Elected Officials Reflect the Electorate

Miles J. Zaremski | Posted 10.24.2008 | Home

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Miles J. Zaremski

It is we the voters who will be to blame if we succumb to the scurrility of that which is being foisted upon us by the campaign should the Republicans take the top two offices. Why?

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The Palin Spending Spree -- "Let Them Eat Cake."

Susie Hoeller | Posted 10.23.2008 | Politics

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Susie Hoeller

This lack of moral, and even political judgment, reveals once again that Senator McCain did not put "country first" when he selected Governor Palin as his running mate.

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Palin's New Clothes Augur Tax Troubles

Stephen B. Cohen | Posted 10.22.2008 | Business

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Stephen B. Cohen

Revelation of the Republican National Committee (RNC) spending $150,000 to clothe vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin augurs tax troubles for both.

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1.3 Million Reasons for the GOP's Fraudulent "Dixie-Chicking" of ACORN

Brad Friedman | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

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Brad Friedman

In case you're wondering, this is the real reason -- about 1.3 million of them, actually -- for the GOP's desperate ACORN "voter fraud" scam...

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Will Giuliani's Top Staff Lose Two Presidential Campaigns In One Year?

Mark Nickolas | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

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Mark Nickolas

Back in June, many of us laughed and laughed at the idea that John McCain and the RNC was putting the top staff to Rudy Giuliani's disastrous presidential campaign to run the general election ground game.

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New Voter Scam: Students "Warned" Of Undercover Police At Polls

ABC | Avni Patel | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Election officials and watchdog groups are bracing for the wave of sneaky or suspicious phone calls, leaflets and emails that typically hit battlegrou...

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Lieberman: Palin Will Win "With God's Help"

The New Republic | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Via CNN streaming video, I watched Sarah Palin's event in Clearwater, Florida, this morning. She was heartily introduced there by John McCain's pal Jo...

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McCain Is Still Taking Weekends Off

Politico | Posted 10.06.2008 | Politics

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Just a month out from election day, neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has undertaken the sort of grinding public schedule that until now had been t...

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R.N.C., Following McCain's Lead, Surrenders Michigan

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The Republican National Committee, following the McCain-Palin campaign's decision earlier today to effectively surrender Michigan's 17 electoral votes...

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An Interview with Ted Leo: Providing Post-RNC Rx

Marissa Moss | Posted 09.30.2008 | Entertainment

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Marissa Moss

When word of the RNC violence and arrests traveled east, Leo and the band decided to record two new songs. I chatted with him about life as a political songwriter, and of course, pigs in lipstick.

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Nico Pitney

RNC Ad Tries To Tie Bailout Plan To Obama

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics

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John McCain "suspended" his presidential campaign last week to ensure passage of the Wall Street bailout package, claiming that if Congress didn't act...

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Alaska Lawmakers: Campaign Moving To Stall Probe

AP | MATT VOLZ | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The McCain-Palin campaign is "moving on many fronts" to stall an investigation into whether Gov. Sarah Palin abused the powe...

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