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The official Twine of Barack Obama's presidency. As the first African American ever to be elected president to the United States and emerging as such a young, dynamic candidate for the office our of one of the most competitive presidential races ever, Barack Obama's presidency promises to be one of great historical significance. Good or Bad. Follow along with us as we keep track of the next 4 years of the Obama White House.
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The official Twine of McCain's presidency. As the oldest man ever to be elected president to the United States and emerging from one of the longest, most exciting, and most competitive presidential races ever, John McCain's presidency promises to hold our attention for some time. Good or Bad. Follow along with us as we keep track of the next 4 years of the McCain White House.
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Dana Milbank - Washington Sketch: Republican senators do an about-face on judicial filibusters - washingtonpost.comFor much of this decade, Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, now the top Republican on the Judiciary Committee, led the fight against Democratic filibusters of George W. Bush's judicial nominees. He decried Democrats' "unprecedented, obstructive tactics." To have Bush nominees "opposed on a partisan ...
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AP NewsBreak: China holds, mistreats US geologist - Yahoo! NewsSometime into his long detention by China's feared state security agents, American geologist Xue Feng had something to show U.S. consular officials on their monthly visit. He rolled up his sleeve, revealing the burns where his interrogators pressed lit cigarettes into his arm. Xue also had ...
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Geithner: some bailout funds to help lower debt - AOL Money & FinanceTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday the government's $700 billion bailout program will end "as soon as we can," and that part of it will be used to lower the soaring federal debt. During a sometimes contentious Joint Economic Committee hearing that included one lawmaker calling on ...
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Similar counties, but stimulus impact miles apart - The Elkhart Project- msnbc.comIf you want to win the stimulus sweepstakes, it helps to have one of the planet's nastiest toxic waste sites in your back yard. Doling out $787 billion in extra federal spending from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Obama administration relied heavily on “shovel ready” public ...
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The new wave of female firebrands striking fear into liberal America | World news | The ObserverAll these women express a mood of conservative discontent that is becoming increasingly vocal and, some experts warn, extreme. The Republicans have been kicked out of power in the White House and Congress. The party is becoming more white and southern at the same time as national demographic ...
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1Dana Milbank - Washington Sketch: Republican senators do an about-face on judicial filibusters - washingtonpost.com"Lying, flip-flopping hypocrites." A charge Republican's love to level against anyone perceived as their opponents. Only this time it sticks to those very same Republicans. Ethics? Principles? Can be trusted to stick to and follow their word? Not for these Republican Senators.JDP added 13 hours ago
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1Geithner: some bailout funds to help lower debt - AOL Money & FinanceBlaming the new President and Congress for the economic mess could only be done by a Republican hypocrite with the memory of a slug [GW Bush? 6 years of Republican congressional control? massive "off budget" hidden unnecessary war spending with no-bid-for-our-cronies contracts, now honestly ...JDP added 35 hours ago
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1Similar counties, but stimulus impact miles apart - The Elkhart Project- msnbc.comWell, let's see - who did Elkhart County vote for in 2008? John McCain. SWEET. Either that's a good reason to belly ache about an Obama / Democratic program OR that's a good reason for them to not get so much of the stimulus (following the Republican example - for instance, in pre and post ...JDP added 37 hours ago
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1The new wave of female firebrands striking fear into liberal America | World news | The ObserverThough these Harpies try and paint Obama / Democrats / liberals with a "Nazi" or totalitarian paint brush, it can only be their extreme stupidity or dishonesty (and/or counting on that of their followers) that prevents their own parallels to Hitler and/or Catherine the Great (power mad and ...JDP added 3 days ago
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1How Fed missed chance to take tough line on AIG - Nov. 16, 2009Another (but hardly the only!) example of socialistic kleptocratic "capitalism" aided by the government (Bush administration) resulting in a "redistribution of wealth" from "we the people" to the credit default swap gambling fat cat criminals of Wall Street. Meanwhile tea-bunglers and ...JDP added 3 days ago
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