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Tales from the Trail: McCain finds it tough without Palin
PHILADELPHIA – Republican presidential candidate John McCain cut short his first public appearance without running-mate Sarah Palin after chanting supporters of Democratic rival Barack Obama interrupted his speech. Tales from the Trail » Blog Archive » McCain finds it tough … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign, mccain, obama, palin, philadelphia
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Lipstick on a Pig
Watch Chris Matthews in action: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/26646827#26646827
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Tagged christ matthews, lipstick on a pig, mccain, obama, palin
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Key wins for Hong Kong opposition
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp has won more than a third of seats in elections on the island, and so retains a key veto over future major legislation. BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Key wins for Hong Kong opposition
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Tagged BBC, china, democracy, elections, hong kong
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Daily Show Skewers McCain Convention Speech
http://www.thedailyshow.com/sitewide/video_player/view/default/swf.jhtml
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Tagged convnetion, daily show, jon stewart, mccain, republicans, speech, st. louis
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Presidential Candidates & The Issues
National Journal examines the differences between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in a 10-part series looking at their policy records and proposals concerning the major issues in the presidential race. The magazine will also host a series of … Continue reading
CSPAN Focus Group on Sarah Palin
What do ‘undecided’ Minnesota voters have to say about Sarah Palin (from this Sunday, prior to the Republican convention)?
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Tagged c-span, focus group, sarah palin, undecided, vp
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About Sarah Palin: an e-mail from Wasilla
Thoughts about VP nominee Sarah Palin from a fellow resident of Wasilla: Crosscut Seattle – About Sarah Palin: an e-mail from Wasilla Enjoy.
Why Bristol Palin Matters
Monday morning, the McCain campaign quietly announced that would-be Vice President Sarah Palin’s 17 year old unwed daughter Bristol was 5 months pregnant. Apparently, the announcement was to counter growing blog chatter from the likes of DailyKos that Gov. Palin’s … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Politics, Religion
Tagged abstinence-only, bristol, mccain, palin, pregnant, sarah, teenage pregnancy, vp
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60 Minutes interview with Obama and Biden
http://www.cbs.com/thunder/swf30can10cbsnews/rcpHolderCbs-3-4×3.swf
Stuart Shephard’s Prayers Answered with 115 mph of Irony
Earlier this month, Stuart Shephard, director of digital media at Focus on the Family made a video in which he advocated praying for a torrential downpour to interrupt Barack Obama’s open-air acceptance speech at Denver’s INVESCO Field during the Democratic … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Politics, Rants, Religion, Uncategorized, war
Tagged convention, hurricane gustav, irony, obama, pray for rain, stuart shephard
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