| (Published: Sun, 05 Feb 2006 23:37:46 -0500) |
| The Prince of the Covenant...The U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance-Part IV |
| The U.S.-Israel Strategic Alliance—no matter what setbacks—is alive, well and proceeding to its logical conclusion: The U.S.-Israel Defense Pact [1]. Iran’s determination to resuscitate its nuclear program and trade its oil for anything but dollars; the Sharon “X-Factor”—i.e., Israel after Sharon; a |
| Author: Doug Krieger |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:04:31 -0500) |
| Wahabism the Evil roots of Muslim Terrorism |
| Writing about Wahabism and Salafi-Islam, could fill many books. I will however in this article, try to make clear why it is of tremendous importance in our time. Both movements are considered as the origin of Islamic terrorism. A lot of recent Islamic terrorists such as Osama Bin Laden, Ayman Al-Zaw |
| Author: Robert Maegh |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 21:20:46 -0500) |
| Wanted: And It Had Better Be Alive! |
Pakistan did the USA a favor recently ...
All they got for it was a surprise rocket attack on their own soil.
The situation is well-explained by London's Sunday Telegraph in its 29 Jan 06 edition:
Pakistan 'delay let bin Laden escape US raid'
By Massoud Ansari in Karachi (Fil |
| Author: J Square Humboldt |
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| (Published: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:23:32 -0500) |
| Ur bin Legend |
I may be repulsed at the deeds orchestrated by Osama bin Laden ...
But I'm even more repulsed at the ineptitude displayed in the attempts to stop him and his cause.
I mean, the guy's a murderous criminal. He's an anti-Muslim, as any credible scholar of the Koran would attest. He's been |
| Author: J Square Humboldt |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:14:49 -0500) |
| Non-Prophet Cartoons: Islam vs. he West |
In the Name of Allah vs. In the Name of Liberty
The West—specifically, the European West—stands aghast at Islam’s violent reaction to its comedic caricature of the Prophet and ponders: Shall we who enshrine our sacred rights to human expression suffer these cultural indignities and blatant in |
| Author: Doug Krieger |
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| (Published: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 20:34:49 -0500) |
| Spin Cycle |
It's possible that a seminal moment in the history of electronic news occurred when a comedian confronted commentators ...
Not long after Jon Stewart --- host of the Comedy Central cable channel's amusing newscast, The Daily Show --- appeared on CNN's staid Crossfire and roundly scorched its |
| Author: J Square Humboldt |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 11:54:24 -0500) |
| The Inertia of Power |
I hate it when Saddam Hussein gets proved to be right ...
Buried in all his pre-invasion bluster was a promise that Iraqis would give the Americans 'another Viet Nam' if they tried to occupy the country. To many, this sounded like just another empty threat, but I took note when he said it. |
| Author: J Square Humboldt |
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| (Published: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 16:09:48 -0400) |
| Thoughts on the Current Immigration Mess |
1. 12 million illegal immigrants did not appear overnight. Actions by Congress - or the lack of action - created the environment for illegal immigration to exist.
2. The main drive behind legal immigration is family reunification, a holdover from WWII. Is it time to give preference to nurses |
| Author: Charles Lamm |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:55:55 -0400) |
| Simplified Social Security: Birthing the Deferred Fixed Annuity |
| As an investor, I've always wondered why Social Security is such a problem. What's so difficult about managing this particular Trust Fund, and why is it so different from other investment accounts that pay out a constant stream of income? The private sector does it routinely with defined benefit pen |
| Author: Steve Selengut |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:15:11 -0400) |
| The Territorial Conflict on Shebaa Farms in the Middle East |
| The Shebaa Farms and International Law
By
Gabriel Sawma Esq.
Background
Following World War I and the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the territories of Lebanon and Syria, which were considered one single political unit prior to the War, were mandated by the League of Nations to France. The |
| Author: Gabriel Sawma |
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| (Published: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 17:40:33 -0400) |
| Spike Lee and Ray Nagin - What do They Have in Common |
| Spike Lee was born Shelton Lee in Atlanta, Georgia in 1957. He came from good African American stock his father being a jazz musician and his mother a school teacher where he was raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Lee’s When the Levees Broke aired as a four hour long documentary on the Katrina disaste |
| Author: Rev Michael Bresciani |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 22:58:43 -0400) |
| AFGHANISTAN GIVEN UP TO THE WARLORDS |
| As of the suburbs of Kabul, the Afghan State disappears. One finds nothing any more but lords of the war who control like absolute monarchs, take taxes don't apply the directives of the central government. Even in the capital, one does not know who controls: president Hamid Karzaï and his government |
| Author: Marcus Laval |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 23:43:37 -0400) |
| AFGHANISTAN GIVEN UP TO THE WARLORDS |
| As of the suburbs of Kabul, the Afghan State disappears. One finds nothing any more but lords of the war who control like absolute monarchs, take taxes don't apply the directives of the central government. Even in the capital, one does not know who controls: president Hamid Karzaï and his government |
| Author: Marcus Laval |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 15:53:01 -0500) |
| The umbrella of nuclear mushroom |
| The UN deliberations over the sanctions against North Korea or Iran for their nuclear programs bring to memory the League of Nations talk before the WWII. Was German refusal to pay reparations a casus belli? Re-militarization of Rhineland? Extensive military production? No single such issue is a cas |
| Author: Obadiah Shoher |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:57:37 -0500) |
| Punished for Doing The Right Thing |
| Back in May of this year my son, Jacob, had to return an item he bought from Radio Shack that didn't work properly. Jacob did not have a drivers license so he asked his friend, Andy, for a ride. Another kid asked Andy if he could tag along for the ride. While Jacob was filling out forms to return th |
| Author: Jeffrey A. Solochek |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 15:15:02 -0500) |
| Guilt, Winning and Losing |
| I recently read a very interesting article entitled “White Guilt and the Western Past” by Shelby Steele. This article came highly recommended by Rush Limbaugh, and I felt like it really helped to explain a lot of things that are going on in politics today. I will quote a bit from the article:
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| Author: John Eberhard |
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| (Published: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:45:36 -0500) |
| Guilt, Winning and Losing |
| I recently read a very interesting article entitled “White Guilt and the Western Past” by Shelby Steele. This article came highly recommended by Rush Limbaugh, and I felt like it really helped to explain a lot of things that are going on in politics today. I will quote a bit from the article:
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| Author: John Eberhard |
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| (Published: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 12:51:27 -0500) |
| Gimme BAck My Government |
| People!! We have lost control of our government. They are making decisions and doing things in the name of “What the people want”, yet I don’t recall anyone talking to me about any of it. On the contrary, they seem to be avoiding me altogether. This year my “representatives” didn’t even come around |
| Author: Tom Stabler |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:32:56 -0500) |
| Is China the New Superpower? |
| As the world is continuing to grow and change, it is time to re-identify how the global community perceived nations and what are called world “superpowers.” At the moment, there are two such superpowers in the world. These are the United States of America, and the former Soviet Republic. Both of the |
| Author: Dal Hayer |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:33:42 -0500) |
| CommonSenseGovernment.com: Liberal Bias in Our Communication Channels |
| It has become more and more obvious in recent years that there is a strong liberal bias in those who control certain communication channels in American society. I'm talking about the mainstream news media, college campuses, and the entertainment industry. In this article I will discuss liberal bias |
| Author: John Eberhard |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 17:54:12 -0500) |
| The Road to Death Goes Through Tolerance |
| Tolerance. It’s a good thing, a socially desirable thing, isn’t it? What could possibly be wrong with tolerance?
I’m so glad you asked. Here’s what’s wrong: The magnificently sold idea of tolerance is, in fact, destroying our highest and best values in life. Twenty-five years ago, had you descri |
| Author: Bette Dowdell |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 19:07:41 -0400) |
| An Apology to Every U.S. Serviceman or Soldier |
| The U.S. soldier was burned in effigy during an anti war rally in Portland Oregon on March 18, 2007.
Since that day some left wingers have distanced themselves from the factions that put on the burn and right wingers have done a bit of burning up the blogs and airwaves themselves with comments an |
| Author: Rev Michael Bresciani |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:53:55 -0400) |
| The Upcoming Presidential Election in France |
| This article describes the top four candidates in the upcoming Presidential election in France and their general political stances, as well as their standings in the latest public opinion polls.
In several weeks there will be a Presidential election in France which will end the 12
year reign of |
| Author: Walter Ballenberger |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 07:28:26 -0400) |
| moscherini.it |
| Voglio segnalare il sito di Gianni Moscherini, sindaco di Civitavecchia. Troverete comunicati, news, programma e gallerie fotografiche. Novità dal comune di Civitavecchia, Roma. Il primo porto dell'alto lazio http://www.moscherini.it |
| Author: Cola Di Rienzo |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:46:41 -0400) |
| CommonSenseGovernment.com: The Conservative Vision |
| The Republican Party is in a crisis right now. It is not due to the Democrats taking over control of Congress. It has to do with losing the vision of conservatism.
If anything, Republicans lost Congress because they have lost the vision of political conservatism that Ronald Reagan brought to |
| Author: John Eberhard |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:06:25 -0400) |
| ."if you can still believe in anything then believe in Ron Paul". |
| "I believe that I am going to start a new slogan for the Ron Paul campaign..."if you can still believe in anything then believe in Ron Paul".
People have been promised help so many times and been betrayed at every turn and as a result many people have simply given up on the ability and willingnes |
| Author: Meet Mr GARKO |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 15:14:02 -0400) |
| Technology and Politics |
| Technology and Politics
By Sharon Housley
Americans have always had a say in their government, at least in theory. Since the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783, the United States of America has been the “land of opportunity,” where even a lowly log-splitter, exercising sufficient brains and dedi |
| Author: S. Housley |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:35:48 -0400) |
| Technology and Politics; The Internet's Influence on Politics |
| Technology and Politics; The Internet's Influence on Politics
By Sharon Housley
Can, and will, the next generation of politicians exploit the communication mediums available to them? Will the new communication mediums have the power to influence public opinion? Will politicians be the victims of |
| Author: S. Housley |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:25:01 -0500) |
| Why Authenticity Won in Iowa |
| Is anyone surprised at the results of the Iowa caucus? The two winners – Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Mike Huckabee – offered a platform that was clearly different from the other contenders. The voters took note. It is no longer “politics as usual” in this 2008 presidential election. There |
| Author: Norma T. Hollis |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:00:19 -0400) |
| Gender Bias vs Race Bias Still Alive In America? |
| Afro-Americans are lining up behind Obama and white females over 50 are lining up behind Hillary and both demographics are threatening to walk out of the Denver convention if their candidate is not the nominee. Now if this isn’t an example of gender and race bias, then I don’t know what it is.
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| Author: Mary Ann Boulette |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 04:29:51 -0400) |
| Open Letter to Senator Clinton & Senator Obama |
| Are both of you crazy? If you both keep up the gender and race issues, you just might as well hold the door open for President McCain as he moves into the White House. I am so disappointed in both of you. I am one of the unheard voices that I expect both of you to be listening to. But you can’t |
| Author: Mary Ann Boulette |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:14:17 -0400) |
| I Report - You Decide |
| I have found some interesting facts while watching C-Span last night. The minority leader of the Florida legislature was on.
He said that every state which moved up their primaries were originally told that their votes would not count but after a DNC meeting in Atlanta, these same states were gr |
| Author: Mary Ann Boulette |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:32:17 -0400) |
| The Press Is In Love With Obama Again |
| Obama-Obama-Obama – “wonderful speech”, “bravo” – the press is back “in love” with Obama again. Senator Clinton should just stop her campaign – she can’t beat the press. My advice to her is to go back to the Senate and run for Majority Leader. That could be a position she could hold for years and |
| Author: Mary Ann Boulette |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:12:02 -0400) |
| An Angry Democrat Speaks Out |
| If my party does not come to a fair decision which is inclusive to Florida and Michigan – I will no longer consider myself a member of the Democratic Party. Even thought I was raised a Democrat and raised my children as Democrats – I will turn my back on the party of my birth. Senator Obama is the |
| Author: Mary Ann Boulette |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:37:38 -0400) |
| Breached Security |
| Once again our leaders in the Bush administration have shown how little we are protected. If they can’t even protect the private passport records of our presidential candidates how can we expect them to stop the bomb in the shopping mall, the suitcase nuke coming across the southern board or the mi |
| Author: Mary Ann Boulette |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:59:51 -0400) |
| Slight Of Hand Politicians, Lawyers, Judges, Bankers, Corporate Moguls - Scoundrels All |
| When The Tennessee Mountain Man was a child in a small country school, it was a big deal when a guest lecturer showed up and hosted everyone in the school auditorium as he explained the Bible story of Jesus complete with show and tell pictures manually applied to and removed from a big picture mount |
| Author: Computer Man |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:56:44 -0400) |
| 2008 - A pivotal Point in US History |
| The year 2008 will prove to be a unique spot in America's history. Looking forward, we are faced with some seemingly insurmountable obstacles. We have seen the housing market burst, rampant mortgage fraud, a sheepish stock market, a floundering dollar, and we are going into our 5th year of war wit |
| Author: Matt Brooks |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 31 May 2008 11:13:42 -0400) |
| Students, Faculty and Lawmakers Debate Issue of Guns on Campus |
| In the wake of tragic shootings on the campuses of Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University, debate has centered on whether college students and teachers should be able to carry their own firearms on school grounds. While every state except Illinois and Wisconsin allow some form of concealed |
| Author: Ray Eddings |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:10:17 -0400) |
| Stéphane Dion: Canada's next prime minister? |
| As the party that formed Canada’s government for most of the past century, the Liberal Party of Canada was definitely viewed as the party that best represented the diverse nature of the Canadian people. With charismatic and dynamic party leaders such as Pierre Trudeau and the implementation of the C |
| Author: Jefferson Mesidor |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:09:32 -0400) |
| In Support of Impeachment |
| House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has declared that impeachment of President Bush and/or Vice President Cheney is "off the table."
Some other discouraged Americans have declared that it is "too late" for impeachment, given that only about seven months remain before Bush and Cheney leave office in |
| Author: Thomas Knapp |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:57:07 -0400) |
| I'm With Stupid, but I'm All Alone! |
| I’m With Stupid, But I’m All Alone!
A politician’s self-evaluation.
I am a politician. I have learned a few things about myself during my self-evaluation. Here are a FEW things I have learned about myself after thinking about it for a while.
-I vote for bills that I have not read.
-I hav |
| Author: Bear Brooks |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:24:22 -0400) |
| Pittsburgh Newspapers |
| There are two main Pittsburgh Newspapers. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette and the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. Each of these papers has it's good and bad. The Pittsburgh Post Gazette leans to the left, the Tribune Review toward the right with a bit of a Libertarian slant. If these leanings were not true |
| Author: Nick Perri III |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:30:07 -0400) |
| Former Huckabee Supporters May Be Poised To Cross Party Lines in Novembe |
| Former Huckabee supporters in huge numbers seem to be poised to back Bob Barr this election year. Disinfranchised with the GOP for turning their back on the Conservative base of the party, many conservatives are now threatening to cross party lines and Vote Libertarian. Now it does seem to make odd |
| Author: Charles King |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:11:12 -0400) |
| Thoughts on candidate "leadership" |
| "I don't want you to follow me or anyone else. I would not lead you into the promised land if I could, because if I could lead you in, somebody else would lead you out." -- Eugene Debs
As a candidate for Vice-President of the United States, I don't see myself as a "leader" per se. I'm not asking |
| Author: Thomas Knapp |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:34:17 -0400) |
| Neoism - The New Ideology |
| Neoism is a holistic ideological movement with the goal of identifying progressive meaning in every idea and combining those positive aspects to create a new ideology that is innately appealing to humanity at large in order to form an ideological basis for a Planetary Government. This Planetary Gove |
| Author: Maximilian Justinian |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:35:58 -0400) |
| Neoism: Potential & The Compromised Lives |
| How many times have we turned on the television or read the newspaper only to see that there is another genocide or war taking place on foreign shores? Naturally, we all shrug it off. In the present system, we have no choice but to stand back and watch helplessly as humanity pisses on itself and per |
| Author: Maximilian Justinian |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:10:07 -0400) |
| Some Questions to Reveal that Who Should be The Next US President |
| Do you think George Bush knows how much a bus pass costs? When was the last time you think Dick Cheney pulled out an envelope full of coupons to save a few bucks at the grocery store? Does he even know what a grocery store is? I do not want to bash the President. But what I want to do is explain why |
| Author: Bobby James |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:14:00 -0400) |
| How We Can Achieve the Best Social Progress in Developing Countries |
| Technological innovations and advances: Because capitalists’ control how technology is used, many of the computer’s potential gains are not realized. Capitalists enhance this conflict that may lead to social revolutions because human development is rendered. This is an adoption regarding the views o |
| Author: Bobby James |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:52:44 -0400) |
| Is America Ready for Barack Obama to be president? |
| On June 3rd, 2008 Illinois Senator Barack Obama claimed the Democratic presidential nominee, and with this honor Obama become the first black candidate ever nominated by a major political party for the nation's highest office. While breaking this barrier, the question must be asked, is America ready |
| Author: Simon Jones |
| Directory: Politics |
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| (Published: Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:11:32 -0400) |
| SARAH PALIN-A LIPSTICKED PITBULL? |
| One of the best comments of Wednesday nights Republican Convention was when Sarah Palin asked it anyone knew the difference between a Hockey mom and a Pit Bull. The answer was; the one wearing lipstick!
That’s about all she had to say, for me to make up my mind that this is a one strong determ |
| Author: katie creek |
| Directory: Politics |
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