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Judge Sotomayor's confirmation is more or less a foregone conclusion. She is a moderate nominee by any definition and with 60 Democratic votes in the Senate the GOP will be hard pressed to marshall even token resistance.
Economic Meltdown - The Subprime 25Today, the Center for Pubic Integrity released the results of its investigation and analysis of companies responsible for the subprime loan mess, totaling nearly 1 trillion.
Views on the Prospects of Iraqi Oil and Gas ResourcesIraq has proven oil reserves of 118 billion barrels and this could be increased by up to 235 billion barrels.
Analysis: The political logic of Erdogan's attacks on Israel"When Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan very publicly condemned President Shimon Peres at the World Economic Forum in Davos and then stalked off the stage in a huff, the incident was blamed on his short temper, and officials in Ankara and in Jerusalem rushed to dispel p …
With less than two months to go before President Elect Barack Obama is sworn into office on the Capitol Steps, the 2008 election might seem old news but one last race remains to be decided.
Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are (video)More obnoxious satire from The Onion. (But-- could there possibly be some truth here...?)
Any football player will tell you that seasons aren't won with Hail Marys. Games maybe, seasons never, but that is exactly the game McCain has been playing.
Palin Plans to Visit U.N. and Join Anti-Iran Rally - NYTimes.comWASHINGTON — Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska will have meetings at the United Nations next week, officials with Senator John McCain's presidential campaign said on Wednesday. The campaign was vague on which foreign officials Ms.
U.S. Seizes Control of AIG With $85 Billion Emergency Loan - washingtonpost.comInvoking extraordinary powers granted after the 1929 stock market crash, the government seized control of the insurance giant American International Group to preserve a crucial bulwark of the global financial system.
Women of all political persuasions were disappointed when Barack Obama selected as his running mate a white male (Sen. Joe Biden) instead of his foremost opponent, Sen. Hillary Clinton.
Video: Michael Moore on Larry King LiveMike talks about gun-toting, God-loving Michiganders who are bitter about being robbed at the gas pumps and having their homes foreclosed on. Seed is Part 1 Links for: Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
The charge of "elitism" is one of the more favored pejoratives in current use in the politician's lexicon.
What 'culture war'? - OpinionThe idea that there is vast war over the moral and spiritual compass of the nation is a dramatic narrative, and it has dominated popular political analysis for nearly two decades. It makes for potent, inflammatory political commercials.
Some recent polls and editorials have me wondering if the November election may hinge NOT on the party standard-bearers, NOT on their choice of veeps -- but on their life partners.
In an effort to bring some hard reality to the discussion, I want to share the below essay. The essay is written by Tim Wise. Mr. Wise created an important thesis on the roots of racism in our country. The thesis and video is called, "The Creation of Whiteness".
Every day I see more and more evidence of our world waking up to some very hard realities. Realities that will continue to hurt us and shake us for many years to come.
I think everyone who suddenly became disenchanted with Obama has only themselves to blame for burdening Obama with all their projections. Recently a story ran in the New York Times about how Obama suddenly Fell to Earth. Or did he?
Latest NBC Poll: Obama is in Surprisingly Good ShapeThe biggest surprise in the new poll released by NBC last night is the drop in Clinton's favorability ratings, while Obama's numbers have remained surprisingly steady despite the "controversy" over his pastor's remarks.
On My Faith and My ChurchThe pastor of my church, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who recently preached his last sermon and is in the process of retiring, has touched off a firestorm over the last few days.
Elliot Spitzer's recent folly with a young prostitute has brought up a question that in my opinion begs to be asked. With all the recent scandals in politics, what in your opinion has been the best of course meaning worst political scandals in History. The Whiz
Tight US immigration forces outsourcing: Bill GatesUS high-tech companies are being forced to outsource more jobs overseas because of outdated restrictions on immigration, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Congress Wednesday.
Ancient Greeks offer clues for modern-day DemocratsA specter is stalking the Democratic Party. If neither Sen. Barack Obama nor Sen.
Obama Raises $55 Million in FebruaryWASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Barack Obama has raised a record $55 million in February for his presidential campaign.
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