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  • Jun
  • 30
  • 2008

Clark goes after McCain on Face the Nation

Here is video from Face the Nation of retired General Wesley Clark slamming McCain for running on a platform of foreign policy experience. Read the reaction from the New York Times about Clark’s comments here http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/highlights-of-the-sunday-shows/

War didn't, and doesn't, bring democracy.(Middle East Democracy: Who gets the credit? What are the lessons?): An article from: Washington Monthlyby Wesley K. Clark

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  • Jun
  • 29
  • 2008

Possible Republican Party Spoiler, Bob Barr’s Campaign Video

Is Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr gaining steam? His new campaign ad is growing in popularity among the internet community. Many suggest that Bob Barr will play the role of Ralph Nader among the Republicans, as a spoiler.

Is that an Arcade Fire song in the background? From the Wikipedia article about the band: “Win Butler has been a vocal supporter of Barack Obama since the end of the New Hampshire Primary. Arcade Fire performed two free concerts for Obama in…

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  • Jun
  • 24
  • 2008

Nonprofits 7 Steps To Gain Supporters & Raise Money

If you do not have a plan for gaining supporters or raising money, check out this post.

???? January 1 New Year’s Day ???? Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (3rd Monday of January) ???? February 14 Valentine’s Day ???? February 18 Presidents Day (3rd Monday of February) ???? April 21…

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  • Jun
  • 22
  • 2008

McCain, Helped by the Party, Has More Money Than Obama

When combined with the Republican National Committee's bank balance, McCain, the presumptive Republican nominee, had more money to spend than Obama during the three months leading up to the national party conventions.

Though Obama does not take donations from registered lobbyists, he did receive $19,558 from employees of ex-Greenberg Traurig LLP, which once employed imprisoned Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Greenberg Traurig represents such companies as…

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  • Jun
  • 19
  • 2008

The Right-Wing Offshore Drilling Scam

“The fact is that nearly 25 BILLION barrels of oil off the coast of the United States is currently available for drilling…and industry is not drilling it. They limit the amount of oil and gas on the market so that prices rise…”

The Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 would have extended a tax credit to build windmills by one year through December 31, 2009, and extend for three years similar credits for renewable energy sources like biomass, geothermal,…

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  • Jun
  • 18
  • 2008

Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir

The official who managed the Pentagons largest contract in Iraq said he was fired when he would not approve over $1 billion in questionable charges.

Along with the auditors, he said, he pushed for months to get KBR to provide data to justify the spending, including approximately $200 million for food services. Mr. Smith soon felt under pressure to ease up on KBR, he said. He and his boss, Maj….

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  • Jun
  • 17
  • 2008

The Compressed Air Powered Car - $2500 in India

Air-powered car from India gets 125 miles on a $2 fillup of compressed air. Not available in the US

Both fuel-cell and electric cars have batteries.To charge up an electric car, it will cost you approximately $1-5. Depending on the batteries and type of chemistry used, you may get 100-300 miles. The electricity can come from…

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  • Jun
  • 14
  • 2008

Rush is wrong - NO tape of Michelle Obama saying whitey

Despite what Rush Limbaugh says there is no such tape of Michelle Obama. No such tape exists. Michelle Obama has not spoken from the pulpit at Trinity and has not used that word.

Blogger Larry Johnson wrote on May 31st that he would add ?New and dramatic developments. This is a heads up. I?ll post the news Monday morning by 0900 hours. Now I know why people who have seen the videotape say it is stunning. Barack?s headaches…

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  • Jun
  • 13
  • 2008

Poll Suggests Obama Is Putting North Carolina In Play

Barack Obama’s promise to make a play for North Carolina — a state that has consistently voted Republican since 1980 — might just have some potential to really pay off, a new poll from Rasmussen suggests. The numbers: McCain 45%, Obama 43%, within the ?4% margin of error. 54% of respondents said it’s important to bring the troops home…

There's an old saying in North Carolina that the state is “a vale of humility nestled between two mountains of conceit.” It's a bit of an oversimplification, but Virginia and South Carolina were settled by a distinctly more…

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  • Jun
  • 13
  • 2008

Ron Paul To Make Major Announcement Tonight in Texas

Dr. Paul will be making a major announcement tonight in Houston.

We invite you to watch the live video broadcast of Dr. Paul's rally tonight, June 12th, @ 9PM CDT in Houston, TX. Dr. Paul will be making a major announcement, and we would like you to be a part of it.To view:http://www.justin.tv/ronpaul2008In…

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  • Jun
  • 13
  • 2008

GOP Claims China Drilling Off Cuban Shores; That’s False

Dick Cheney and the GOP are trying to scare Americans into expanding off shore drilling by claiming the Chinese are drilling for oil off the shores of Cuba. Unfortunately, that’s totally wrong.

“Jacques Leslie's “The Last Empire” is the best article I've read in the last 10 years?on any subject?in any magazine. It brings to focus the huge problem we have: China's massive population becoming more and more…

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  • Jun
  • 11
  • 2008

Rural Americans Pick Between Gas and Food

In the deep South, rising gas prices don’t mean fewer trips to Starbucks - they mean fewer meals.

Gasoline prices doubling in 7 years have hit consumers effectively trapped into their decisions. They can't afford gasoline for their SUV which may not even be paid off yet. They can't sell their large house because of the housing market….

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  • Jun
  • 11
  • 2008

U.S. Has No Remaining Grain Reserves

“There is no cheese, no butter, no dry milk powder, no grains or anything else left in reserve. The o?nly thing left in the entire CCC inventory will be 2.7 million bushels of wheat which is about enough wheat to make ? of a loaf of bread for each of the 300 million people in America.?

The CCC is a federal government-owned and operated entity that was created to stabilize, support, and protect farm income and prices. CCC is also supposed to maintain balanced and adequate supplies of agricultural commodities and aids in their…

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  • Jun
  • 09
  • 2008

Vote Or Die !!!

Well, just in case all the excitement, media, fancy-talk, tuxedos, black, white, liberal, democrat?WHATEVER, in case you still didnt get how important this election is we can just let our friends from South Park explain the importance of voting to you !

Now let’s start a little controversy ; who do you think these nice people want you to vote for ? ….you can leave a comment and see what other’s think

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  • Jun
  • 08
  • 2008

Clinton backs Obama and bows out

Hillary Clinton has told her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama as she suspended her campaign to become the Democratic nominee for US president.

emp_load.getEmpEmbeddedParams(”emp_7442068″); Senator Clinton gives Barack Obama her backing

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  • Jun
  • 08
  • 2008

Should students stand for Pledge of Allegiance?

A school board in western Minnesota is still torn as to whether students should be forced to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.

The pennant in question is known colloquially as “the American flag,” and features 13 horizontal red and white stripes, with a star-spangled blue rectangle in the upper corner. The flag is intended to evoke emotions of cohesiveness…

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  • Jun
  • 04
  • 2008

Survey of 563 Home Renters Reveals that 80% Believe the Housing Market will not Improve in Near Term. Most Will Continue to Rent.

A survey commissioned by a national federation of state and local apartment associations shows that most renters will not be jumping into the U.S. housing market anytime soon. Has renting become the smart decision?

The housing market in the San Francisco Bay Area continued to struggle in the month of March. Home sales were at the lowest level since 1996, with Solano and Contra Costa Counties seeing declines of more than 30 percent. Median prices also fell in…

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  • Jun
  • 02
  • 2008

Media Doesn’t Love Obama After All

According to a new study by the research team at Pew/Harvard, the gold standard in nonpartisan media analysis, Presidential candidate Barack Obama has not received better media coverage than opponent Hillary Clinton, despite Clinton supporters’ cries to the contrary.

How, for example does McCain, who seeks to expel Russian from the Group of Eight industrialized countries, anticipate negotiating successful arms agreements with the expelled country? How does a candidate whose neocon “League of…

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  • Jun
  • 02
  • 2008

Gallop Poll: Americans Favor President Meeting With U.S. Enemies

Large majorities of Democrats and independents, and even half of Republicans, believe the president of the United States should meet with the leaders of countries that are considered enemies of the United States. Overall, 67% of Americans say this kind of diplomacy is a good idea.

Obama is the only one of the three who has said he would personally meet with the leaders of countries like Iran, Syria, Cuba, and Venezuela as president, and he recently defended his position by saying "strong countries and strong…

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  • Jun
  • 02
  • 2008

Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers" - Glenn Greenwald

McCain reaches into the most deceptive propaganda organ in America to staff the highest level of his communications apparatus

Kristol closes his boastful announcement by noting that the pro-dictatorial Goldfarb will return to the Weekly Standard after the campaign ends — “unless he's appointed national security adviser in the McCain White…

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