Tag: current
group name: bothsidesoftcoin
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October 01, 2008 09:45 PM EDT --
FactCheck.org has taken both MoveOn.org and the McCain-Palin campaign to task for each blaming the other side for the current economic crisis. MoveOn says it was Phil Gramm and the Republicans, . . . more
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October 14, 2008 05:05 PM EDT --
One of the many hoary myths that has become a part of the American political narrative is that Republicans are fiscal conservatives, hence good for your pocketbook, while Democrats are "tax and spend . . . more
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September 29, 2008 03:47 PM EDT --
The House Republicans failed this afternoon to muster enough support to join Democrats in passing the rescue package that would, it is hoped, boost confidence in the viability of the financial system, . . . more
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May 23, 2008 12:00 PM EDT --
Apparently, our nation's high demand for oil, which used to be credited as the reason that we had some of the lowest retail gas prices in the global markets, (because buying in mass quantity means . . . more
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September 20, 2008 01:57 PM EDT --
A lot of accusations are flying over who is to blame for the our financial mess, but I think you can make a good case that the root of the problem lies in the long struggle to deregulate the financial . . . more
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July 17, 2006 03:30 PM EDT --
Agence France Presse reports Hezbollah rejects a ceasefire with Israel.
Abdullah Kasir, a member of Hezbollah's central committee, told AFP:
We will never leave, even if Lebanon is reduced to scorched . . . more
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June 25, 2008 11:58 AM EDT --
The American Family Association ( AFA ) -- a self-proclaimed pro-family organization -- has issued an Action Alert regarding a Heinz company advertisement that supposedly "pushes" gay marriage. . . . more
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July 13, 2006 05:27 PM EDT --
MSNBC reports the United States vetoed an Arab-backed UN resolution that demanded Israel withdraw its troops from Gaza.
The United States was alone in voting against the resolution. Ten of the 15 Security . . . more
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September 10, 2008 04:37 PM EDT --
What follows is a letter written by a university professor in Alaska to a good friend of mine in which he gives my friend his evaluation of Ms Palin. Don't worry -- this isn't a list of . . . more
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September 22, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
The President went on the air last week to explain why he intends to veto a bill extending and expanding the ten-year-old SCHIP program intended to provide health care to children in low income families. . . . more
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April 17, 2007 02:01 PM EDT --
It is being called the worst in US history, but in every case to every person who has lost a loved one they all stand as the worst in history. Going out the door yesterday morning the news . . . more
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October 01, 2008 05:23 PM EDT --
I've been a proponent of some form of effective government action to get the credit market up and running -- not a popular position (good thing I'm not running for anything). But I'm . . . more
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June 30, 2008 03:59 PM EDT --
John McCain's campaign is hawking his military experiences as signs of John's deep commitment to America.
Spartacus
Barack Obama's campaign is hawking Barack's public advocacy . . . more
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September 04, 2008 03:32 PM EDT --
Political conventions are supposed to be fun for the party that holds them. They energize the base. They attempt to persuade independents and members of the opposing party that they should . . . more
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September 05, 2008 11:08 PM EDT --
Watching the GOP Convention last night I came away wondering if the American people would be fooled by the spectacle of enthusiastic Republicans running as much against themselves as Obama.
Let me . . . more
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September 13, 2008 05:38 PM EDT --
See, I told you I'd try to be even-handed -- I don't like distortions and lies no matter where they come from. So here's one from the Obama/Biden camp. The subject is a bit more . . . more
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December 26, 2006 09:49 AM EST --
Joke of the Day:
What do Osama Bin Laden and pantyhose have in common?
They both irritate Bush.
Quote of the Day: . . . more
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November 17, 2006 05:19 PM EST --
Oh NO! It seems GWB and Rummy managed to somehow corrupt even the Dutch! Perhaps CBS or some other MSM will "uncover" a memo from Rumsfeld directing the Dutch to torture their prisoners.
Here . . . more
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September 28, 2008 07:40 AM EDT --
I don't usually do this, but there is an excellent analysis of the surge by veteran diplomat Peter Galbraith that actually gives an accurate portrayal of the surge and the situation in Iraq. . . . more
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November 20, 2006 11:20 PM EST --
They say we are rude, it’s hard to get a visa and they’re afraid to be arrested but they keep on coming to the tune of about 50 million visitors a year. Aren’t we lucky.
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