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A Conversation With Barack Obama
Rolling Stone - By Jann S. Wenner - Jul. 4 (Interview)
Shortly after Barack Obama claimed victory in the fight for the Democratic nomination, I joined him aboard his chartered 757 campaign plane as a member of the press corps... More »
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The War Over Patriotism
Time - By Peter Beinart - Jul. 4 (Special Report)
What both campaigns understand is that American patriotism wears two faces: a patriotism of affirmation, which appeals more to conservatives, and a patriotism of dissent,... More »
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Passing the torch from Bush to McCain without getting burned
New York Times - By Sheryl Gay Stolberg - Jul. 4 (Special Report)
Convention planners, the White House and the McCain campaign are wrestling with how to choreograph a proper sendoff for Mr. Bush - sure, his poll numbers are in the tank, but he's... More »
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Election Protection 2008 Primary Report: Looking Ahead to November
National Campaign for Fair Elections - Jul. 4 (Special Report)
In this unprecedented primary season, Americans have once again turned to Election Protection to ensure their votes count. Pundits and strategists alike never imagined the length... More »
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Political Participation Is Partially Rooted In Genetic Inheritance
ScienceDaily - Jul. 3 (News Report)
The decision to vote is partly genetic, according to a new study published in the American Political Science Review. The research, by James H. Fowler and Christopher T... More »
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1776 to 2008
Los Angeles Times - Jul. 4 (Editorial)
The Declaration of Independence, which we honor today, is replete with the internal tensions and contradictions of 18th century America, a paean to equality written by a... More »
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How the Republicans claimed the "patriotism" mantle in presidential politics
Slate - By David Greenberg - Jul. 3 (Opinion)
Patriotism is justifiably a perennial election issue. Never fixed by a single definition, it has always been subject to debate. And presidential contests are referendums about... More »
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Bridge over Troubled Blather
Vanity Fair - By James Wolcott - Jul. 3 (Opinion)
The voters, watching Obama strike one note of harmony with McCain after another, are going to think, Hell, if McCain is right on so many issues, why not just vote for him to begin... More »
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Please, Please, Reporters with Brains
Talking Points Memo - By Josh Marshall - Jul. 4 (Blog Post)
For the McCain campaign to put out a memo to reporters claiming that Obama has adopted McCain's policy only shows that his advisors believe that a sizable percentage of the... More »
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We Want You...to be a Poll Worker
Brennan Center for Justice - By Renée Paradis, Theresa J. Lee - Jul. 4 (Opinion)
When you work in election reform, often at the end of a panel discussion or a presentation you've just given, you'll look out at a sea of people you've thoroughly disheartened as... More »
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Preparing the Battlefield
New Yorker - By Seymour Hirsch - Jun. 30 (Special Report)
Late last year, Congress agreed to a request from President Bush to fund a major escalation of covert operations against Iran, according to current and former military,... More »
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The Brass Ring
New Yorker - By Connie Bruck - Jun. 29 (Special Report)
Last October, Sheldon Adelson, the gaming multibillionaire, accompanied a group of Republican donors to the White House to meet with George W. Bush... More »
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Election Day
P.O.V. / PBS - By Katy Chevigny - Jul. 2 (Special Report)
(VIDEO - 74 minutes) Forget the pie charts, color-coded maps and hyperventilating pundits. What's the street-level experience of voters in today's America? In a triumph of... More »
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The 10 Most Awesomely Bad Moments of the Bush Presidency
AlterNet - By Brad Reed - Jul. 1 (News Analysis)
In a lot of ways, choosing the Bush administration's 10 greatest moments -- disastrous failures, all -- is about as pointless as picking out your 10 least favorite hemorrhoids: More »
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Iran-Contra's 'Lost Chapter'
Consortium News - By Robert Parry - Jun. 30 (Special Report)
"The State Department was used to run a prohibited, domestic, covert propaganda operation. Established despite resistance from the Secretary of State, and reporting directly... More »
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Barack Obama and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments
FindLaw - By John Dean - Jul. 1 (Opinion)
Not everyone is aware of the statement that Obama made to Will Bunch, or the reality that there is no immunity from criminal prosecution under the FISA amendments... More »
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Cindy's fortune: An asset and a liability
The Politico - By Kenneth P. Vogel - Jul. 2 (Blog Post)
In 2004, Republicans demanded fuller disclosure about the considerable fortune of Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry... More »
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High hopes abroad for a new U.S. president
Christian Science Monitor - Jul. 2 (Editorial)
The rest of the world can't vote for the next American president, but many certainly follow the US campaign as if they could. They also hold high hopes that a new leader - no... More »
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Disaster Capitalism, State of Extortion
The Nation - By Naomi Klein - Jul. 3 (Opinion)
...today's preferred method of reshaping the world in the interest of multinational corporations is to systematically exploit the state of fear and disorientation that accompanies... More »
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McCain: Noun, Verb, Terrorism
American Prospect - By Paul Waldman - Jul. 3 (Editorial)
McCain continues to embody Bush's worst impulses on terrorism, not least his stubborn refusal to grasp even the most basic facts about terrorist organizations... More »
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Passing the torch from Bush to McCain without getting burned
New York Times - Jul. 4 (Special Report)
Convention planners, the White House and the McCain campaign are wrestling with how to choreograph a proper sendoff for Mr. Bush - sure, his poll numbers are in the tank, but he's... More »
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Colombians Briefed McCain Before Rescue
Washington Post - Jul. 3 (News Report)
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) spoke repeatedly Tuesday and early Wednesday about how he would work as president to free three American hostages held by leftist guerrillas in... More »
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McCain Orders Shake-Up of His Campaign
New York Times - Jul. 3 (News Report)
Mr. Rove, who was Mr. Bush's senior political adviser until he left the White House last year, was said by Mr. McCain's advisers to have offered advice in recent days to Mr... More »
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Bush Moves Big Bucks to Religious Organizations
AlterNet - Jul. 3 (News Report)
Even worse, Bush wants to ensure that faith-based organizations receiving federal funds can discriminate in their hiring on the basis of religion. More »
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Three key ways YOU can help protect the 2008 election
The Free Press - Jul. 3 (Special Report)
There are many things the average citizen can do. But much of it boils down to three simple phases: 1) BEFORE THE ELECTION: REGISTER PEOPLE TO VOTE, CONFIRM THEIR REGISTRATIONS,... More »
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1776 to 2008
Los Angeles Times - Jul. 4 (Editorial)
The Declaration of Independence, which we honor today, is replete with the internal tensions and contradictions of 18th century America, a paean to equality written by a... More »
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Bridge over Troubled Blather
Vanity Fair - Jul. 3 (Opinion)
The voters, watching Obama strike one note of harmony with McCain after another, are going to think, Hell, if McCain is right on so many issues, why not just vote for him to begin... More »
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Risks involved with public financing
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Jul. 1 (Opinion)
As we move forward, one clear lesson of the past few elections cycles is that a public financing system at any level must give sufficient incentives for the candidates to opt in... More »
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Is Barack A Typical Pol?
New Republic - Jul. 4 (Opinion)
To believe McCain can nonetheless get away with labeling his opponent a typical pol without having the charge boomerang on him reflects a gross misunderstanding of campaign... More »
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Rove Tapdances On Subject Of Involvement In McCain Campaign Shake-Up
News Hounds - Jul. 4 (Blog Post)
On last night's (7/3/08) Hannity & Colmes, Karl Rove was once again brought on to serve as the sole analyst of the Barack Obama campaign... More »