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• Democrats Likely To Win Presidency If Bush Remains Unpopular

  Published: July 18, 2007, 2:26 pm

  Tags: Poll, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, 2008 Elections, Presidency, John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Democrats

  Today's Los Angeles Times has an op-ed by political reporter Ronald Brownstein ("Bush the Albatross") which repeats an argument Mad Professah has been echoing since last November: The Democrats have the upper hand in winning back the White House in 2008 due to the unpopularity of the current Republican president in particular and of Republicans in

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• Pet Peeves: Is Terry Richardson A Killer Or A Poseur?

  Published: July 27, 2007, 12:20 pm

  Tags: Pet Peeves, Tattoos, Terry Richardson

  Walking through Nolita today, we ran into pervy Vice lensman Terry Richardson, who was waiting somewhat antsily in front of that deli on Prince and Mott. The photographer's t-shirt left his spindly...

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• Fab Ad: Christian Lacroix Fall/Winter 2007

  Published: July 31, 2007, 12:20 pm

  Tags: Christian Lacroix, Fab Ad, Fashion, Terry Richardson

  campaign, shot by Terry Richardson. Vlada Roslyakova’s eyes just pop - and then after the eyes, I look at the bright blue background. Finally, my eyes focus on the clothes, which, once noticed, have [...] Related Entries: Going MiniRouge & Noir by Christian Lacroix New Perfumes Paris Fashion Week ‘07. Brilliantly

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• Edwards, Obama, Richardson and Clinton on Energy

  Published: August 3, 2007, 4:04 pm

  Tags: John Edwards, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Energy, Climate, Environment, Front Paged

  all four of Edwards, Obama, Richardson, and Clinton have either "Energy" or "Energy and Environment" as one of the top-level platform issues on their sites. The not-so-good news is the content of those platform proposals. Details below! (Cross-posted from my blog at altenergyaction.org.) To facilitate comparisons I broke down the candidates'

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• Backstreet Boys Back, 'No Hard Feelings' with Kevin

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Backstreet Boys Aj Mclean Brian Littrell Howie Dorough Kevin Richardson Nick Carter

  Minus Richardson, the band is "Inconsolable" on its new album

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• Hillary and lobbyists

  Published: August 8, 2007, 1:29 pm

  Tags: President, 2008, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama

  New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson tops the second tier of candidates at 4%. I'd be surprised if enough people heard about the YK debate to really impact a national tracking poll. However, it's clear that Obama and Edwards have seized on the lobbyist defense and will make it a centerpiece of their campaigns moving forward -- especially if,

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• Another Debate? Open Thread

  Published: August 7, 2007, 6:36 pm

  Tags: Blogging, Politics, 2008 Elections, Democrats, Open Thread, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Media, Bill Richardson, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Debates, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd

  I have missed the last couple of debates for various reasons and don’t pay Time Warner Cable for MSNBC so I may not see this one either. The New York Times: Labor Sets the Stage for a Democratic Forum CHICAGO Labor groups are ready to hand out 10,000 rain ponchos, but hope their members won't have to use them tonight when the Democratic

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• A Cacophony of Candidates In Town Tomorrow

  Published: August 8, 2007, 2:04 pm

  Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, 2008 Elections, Gay Rights, Presidency, John Edwards, Blogging, Lgbt, Hillary Clinton

  Mike Gravel, Governor Bill Richardson and last but not least Senator Hillary Clinton.With all these presidential candidates in town, I have been trying to think of the correct collective noun to describe a collection of presidential candidates. There are some lovely examples of peculiar collective nouns in the English language, like "an

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• News: Rent, Jay McCarroll, Peru, Bill Richardson, Amy Winehouse

  Published: August 10, 2007, 3:45 pm

  Tags: Amy Winehouse, Bill Richardson, Bob Allen, Bulgaria, Canada, David Beckham, Jon Stewart, New Jersey, New York, News, Peru, Reality Tv, Theatre

  Bill Richardson will be appearing on Michelangelo Signorile's Sirius radio show today at 4:25 EST to discuss his "choice" comment from last night's forum. Project Runway winner Jay McCarroll's claims that he is homeless challenged by his best friend and publicist: "Jay, she said, in fact lives in a beautiful apartment building at 72nd

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• In Case You Were Wondering: Bark Beetles

  Published: August 10, 2007, 2:45 pm

  Tags: Bill Richardson, Election 2008, Melissa Etheridge, News

  but not something that Bill Richardson had likely planned to address at a 'gay debate'. Here's a shot of the critters for your edification, and some info on the bad work they do in the drought-stricken Southwest.

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• Candidates Hold Court at Presidential Forum on LGBT Issues

  Published: August 10, 2007, 8:56 am

  Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Dennis Kucinich, Election 2008, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Mike Gravel, News

  moment of the night, Bill Richardson said "It's a choice" when asked by Melissa Etheridge whether homosexuality was a choice or biologicial. A shocked Etheridge backtracked with, "I don't think you understood the question. Do you think I -- a homosexual is born that way, or do you think that around seventh grade we go, 'Oh, I want to be

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• Tapper on Dems at HRC debate: "They came, they saw, they pandered"

  Published: August 10, 2007, 4:01 pm

  Tags: Abc, Good Morning America, 2008 Elections, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Civil Human Rights, Government Elections, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Lgbt Issues

  EDWARDS: Absolutely. Richardson A December 4, 2003, Boston Globe article reported: "Richardson and the front-running Democratic presidential contenders oppose gay marriage. Instead, they have voiced support for civil unions to give same-sex couples many of the same rights and benefits that are available through marriage." On March

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• Report Cards from the Logo/HRC Forum

  Published: August 10, 2007, 3:49 am

  Tags: Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Presidency, John Edwards, Dennis Kucinich, Lgbt, Hillary Clinton, Politics, News Analysis

  this event. Grade C.6. Bill Richardson. When asked by Melissa Etheridge "Is homosexuality a choice?" the Governor responded "Yes, it is a choice." 'Nough said. When asked whether he would sign a marriage equality bill into law if provided one by the New Mexico state legislature he refused to answer the question! Grade

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• CNN's Senior Political Correspondent's Whopper on Homosexuality

  Published: August 10, 2007, 5:41 pm

  Tags: 2008 Presidential, Liberals Amp Amp Democrats, Sexuality, Bill Richardson, Candy Crowley, Melissa Etheridge, The Situation Room, Cnn

  presidential candidate Bill Richardson. When asked by lesbian activist Melissa Etheridge, "Do you think homosexuality is a choice, or is it biological?," Richardson answered, "It's a choice." Etheridge gave Richardson a chance to clarify, but as Crowley put it, "wrong group for that [kind of answer]." She

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• Richardson Fumbles and Recovers at HRC/LOGO Debate

  Published: August 10, 2007, 12:02 pm

  Tags: Democrats, Blogosphere, Social Issues, Bill Richardson

  of the candidates it will be Richardson. Bill Richardson has many fine qualities, but debating is not one of them. He put his foot in his mouth when asked if homosexuality was a matter of choice or biological. Richardson answered that it was a matter of choice, but at least later realized he made a mistake and tried to recover in a statement

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