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December 10, 2008 |
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Optimism about President-elect Obama is high. His favorable ratings are up, and more than a quarter of Americans think he will be a great president. A solid majority expect the transition to go smoothly. Two-thirds believe the country will be better off f...
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December 05, 2008 |
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Anger, outrage and confusion spread through the progressive political community as sources close to Karl Rove began leaking a list of things that Rove reportedly likes. The list, emailed to The Politico anonymously, includes details that are disturbing to...
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December 04, 2008 |
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In my Wall Street Journal column this week, I underestimated the amount that President-Elect Obama raised in October and November. I thought the reports would show he raised $120 to $140 million more since the last numbers we got.It was $216 million.In th...
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December 02, 2008 |
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Below is a fundraising letter sent out by Friends of Don Siegelman 2008. Despite that it has no basis in fact, I thought you might find it amusing. In case you're interested, visit these links for the facts. Letter from Lamar Smith dated 7/15/08Karl Rove'...
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November 27, 2008 |
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1. Four years of high-school Latin would dramatically arrest the decline in American education. In particular, such instruction would do more for minority youths than all the 'role model' diversity sermons on Harriet Tubman, Malcolm X, Montezuma, and Caes...
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November 23, 2008 |
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We Americans are blessed with a history that teaches that things work out right. Our first president set the precedent of relinquishing power he could have had for life and returning to his farm. Two of our greatest presidents were struck down, Abraham Li...
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November 16, 2008 |
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The New York Times has a fascinating tool online which allows us political junkies to explore the presidential vote breakdown in counties defined by the characteristics of their population. The “Electoral Explorer” shows the vote in counties with a specif...
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November 09, 2008 |
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The Post provided a lot of good campaign coverage, but readers have been consistently critical of the lack of probing issues coverage and what they saw as a tilt toward Democrat Barack Obama. My surveys, which ended on Election Day, show that they are rig...

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