The Palin Shocker: McCain's New VP Choice [Breaking]

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Fri Aug 29, 2008 at 11:03:01 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

In a last minute decision, John McCain switched from his first announced choice for the VP slot to announce Alaska Governor Sarah Palin got the nod.

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Dems in Denver

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Wed Aug 27, 2008 at 06:47:21 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

The Democratic National Convention continues in Denver, Colorado. The first night saw an emotional goodbye to the Kennedy era, a speech from a possible future First Lady, and the old standby of cops beating up hippies. The convention is expected to continue with speeches from Hillary Clinton, and ticket headliners Barack Obama and Joe Biden and other Democratic luminaries. A tricky issue will be ensuring party unity after a fractious primary season lead to hurt feelings.

Join us for a discussion and analysis of the convention as it progresses.

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Public Housing a Public Nightmare?

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Sun Aug 24, 2008 at 12:10:29 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

A reporter visited a few sites and was shocked by what she saw. No children playing. No residents outside. The constant pop-pop-pop of random gunfire. Broken glass scattered across trashed playground equipment. Pools of human blood spilled across the sidewalk, remaining there for days. Remaining citizens cowering in internal rooms of their homes for fear of their safety. Animals and insects coming in through gaping holes in the roof. Narcotics trafficking and looting in broad daylight.

Where was this? Afghanistan? Iraq? Sudan? South Ossetia? Tijuana? No. Urban public housing in the United States.

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Small Wonder.... Biden Clean, Articulate Choice for VP Slot

thefadd.

Posted to Politics on Sat Aug 23, 2008 at 07:12:15 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Saturday morning, August 23rd, around 3AM US Eastern Time (12AM Pacific), Barack Obama tapped US Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) as his vice presidential running mate.

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The O.D. in the O.C.

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Sun Aug 17, 2008 at 11:57:27 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Although technically not a a sanctioned debate, nor an actual head to head matchup, Saturday night's forum in Orange County, California was the first time Senators Obama (D-IL) and McCain (R-AZ) answered questions on the same stage since becoming the presumptive nominees of their parties.

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McCain Does The Impossible

thefadd.

Posted to Politics on Thu Aug 07, 2008 at 07:20:27 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

John McCain thought he had the perfect way to discredit his opponent Barack Hussein Obama. He would making a video equating Obama's "rock star" status to the vapidity that Americans associate with Paris Hilton and Britney Spears. For a day it worked. But in so doing, McCain accomplished what was previously thought impossible: making Paris Hilton politically relevant.

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A Surge of Peace

JimmyHavok.

Posted to Politics on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 02:51:48 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

A bit over a year after initiating the surge strategy in Iraq, President Bush has declared its mission accomplished.

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Thousands Of Bridges To Nowhere

MayorBob.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Jul 30, 2008 at 01:03:44 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

If you're driving on Pennsylvania roads and you're crossing a bridge, there's almost a 50-50 chance the bridge you're on is in really bad repair. As a matter of fact, if you use a bridge anywhere in the US there's a one in four chance of that. Those are the facts contained in a report recently released regarding the basic distressed state of US transportation infrastructure. Like everything else, the report paints the picture of a crisis -- a crisis it will take a lot of money to fix.

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Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) Under Indictment [Breaking News!]

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 02:05:52 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

About a year after the Justice Department raided the home of the senior senator from Alaska, Mr. Stevens has found himself under indictment. Sources report he stands accused of seven counts related to official corruption.

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F-R-E-E that spells free, $300B mortgage bailout bay-be

pO157.

Posted to Business on Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 06:07:58 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Saw the votes on my T.V. Thought about complaining, but was too lazy. Now instead of free markets and all of that, our debt is overflowing and our unneeded intervention is gettin' laughed at. F-R-E-E that spells free, $300B mortgage bailout bay-be.

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Courts to ICE: Negative ghostrider, the docket is full.

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Wed Jul 23, 2008 at 03:22:17 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Expanded immigration enforcement appears to have had an unintended side effect. The immigration court dockets in many jurisdictions have become clogged.

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NY Times to McCain: Negative ghostrider, the newspaper is full.

pO157.

Posted to Politics on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 08:39:04 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

The NY Times is taking heat for refusing Op-Ed space to the presumptive GOP nominee, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) a few days after publishing a piece by his main rival, Senator Obama (D-Il).

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