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| Another Inconvenient Economic Truth for Obama and the Dems |
| Published: July 26, 2008, 7:35 am |
| the presumptive Democratic nominee, while waffling, has wanted to appear to many of his constituents as being opposed to free trade agreements, or at least wanting to renegotiate the terms of many of them. On Wednesday, the Department of Commerce issued a press release, the kind of thing you would hope business journalists get in their e-mail |
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| "Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 9:15 pm |
| around to the Republican nominee eventually. That was their excuse for devoting far more attention to Obama and Wright than to McCain and Rev. John Hagee. That was their excuse for obsessively demanding Hillary Clinton release her taxes, but not saying a word about John McCain's -- even after Clinton released hers and McCain still |
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| McCain: 'Audacity of hopelessness' |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 8:53 pm |
| Tags: John Mccain, Obama, Politics, White House 2008 |
| all-but-official Republican nominee used the line to describe Obama's opposition to the surge of U.S. military forces in Iraq. It came in a speech the senator from Arizona delivered to the American GI Forum in Denver today. Fortunately, Senator Obama failed, not our military. We rejected the audacity of hopelessness, and we were right. |
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| McCain meets the Dalai Lama |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 7:51 pm |
| Tags: Foreign Policy, John Mccain |
| Republican presidential nominee urged Chinese officials to release Tibetan prisoners it's holding as a result of its crackdown on protests within Tibet for greater autonomy. As the Associated Press reported: After a 45-minute meeting with the Dalai Lama, McCain said the Beijing Olympic Games in August provide an opportunity for China to |
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| Schock treatment: Bush welcome |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 7:20 pm |
| as the congressional nominee in March. About $700,000 was raised from an estimated 1,400 fundraising tickets sold at $500 apiece for a luncheon, plus an unknown number of $5,000 tickets for people wanting to be photographed with the president. The proceeds from the closed-media event are being split between Schock's campaign and the |
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| NY Sun omitted Obama's reference to himself as "a proud citizen of the" U.S., then suggested he didn't say it |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 7:16 pm |
| the presumptive Democratic nominee stood in the German capital and called for Europe to stand with America in the fight against terrorism and forge a united front to eliminate nuclear weapons and curb the damage wrought by global climate change." The Sun did not note in either the editorial or the article that in a June 17, 1982, speech |
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| Obama's $845 billion U.N. plan |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 6:32 pm |
| Tags: Politics |
| Democratic presidential nominee, is estimated to cost the U.S. some $845 billion over the coming few years in an effort to raise the standard of living around the globe. S.2433 already has been approved in one form by the U.S. House of Representatives and now has been placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar for pending debate. WND |
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| Media outlets reported McCain's criticism of Obama's "political speech" in Germany, didn't note McCain's own recent speech in Canada |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:56 pm |
| Republican presidential nominee." The following media outlets reported all or part of McCain's July 24 comment without noting McCain's own "political speech" in Canada: In a July 24 Reuters article headlined "McCain takes swipe at Obama for Berlin speech," Jeff Mason reported: "Republican John McCain said on Thursday |
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| Ex-legislator, Maine gubernatorial nominee dies |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:49 pm |
| A longtime Maine legislator from Nobleboro who was the Republican nominee for governor 30 years ago has died at a hospital in Dover-Foxcroft. |
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| "Hype: The Obama Effect" out Sept. 1 |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:47 pm |
| Tags: Hype, Elections 2008, Barack Obama, Film Industry, Movie Industry, Media |
| the Democratic presidential nominee, the conservative advocacy group Citizens United spent 18 months and millions of dollars making "Hillary: The Movie." But as the saying goes,... Click headline for full story at The Bench. |
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| The buzz from local blogs: "Worldwide hope." |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 5:35 pm |
| Project: Our Democratic nominee Barack Obama delivered an outstanding speech in Berlin yesterday. An estimated 200,000 people came to listen to him. Is it just me or is Barack making all of us worldwide hope? Not only can we hope for better leadership at home, but our friends throughout the world can hope for a better relationship with the |
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| Midday Open Thread |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 4:15 pm |
| Tags: Open Thread |
| as the presumed Democratic nominee. Could it be? Is Barack Obama really Amish? See the proof and judge for yourself. Words fail... There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The Dark Knight," currently breaking every box office record in history, is at some level a paean of praise to the fortitude and moral courage that has been |
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| Enquiring Minds |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 3:00 pm |
| Tags: Media |
| as former vice presidential nominee, former presidential candidate, and potential Obama cabinet officer or running mate) John Edwards' roundezvous with a woman who -- it is alleged -- recently gave birth to his "love child." The Enquirer story is based on solid facts: Rielle Hunter (the woman in question) did recently give birth, the father |
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| Enquiring Minds |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 3:00 pm |
| Tags: Media |
| Well, the National Enquirer is being slapped around again -- this time for their "bust" of former Senator (as well as former vice presidential nominee, former presidential candidate, and potential... |
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| Republicans exporting partisanship |
| Published: July 25, 2008, 2:40 pm |
| Tags: Thaddeus Mccotter, John Mccain, George W Bush, Barack Obama, Die Welt |
| win it, or the Democratic nominee who dismisses the progressing coalition victory as a "distraction"? Will it be the American populist who has told supporters in the United States that he will demand more from our allies in Europe and get it, or the liberal internationalist hell-bent on being liked in Europe’s salons? You get the idea: |
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