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If the price is right, you've got a friend in John McCain (Daily Kos)

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:37:21 GMT

I've never done any favors for anybody — lobbyist or special interest group — that's a clear, 24-year record. - John McCain Along with his claims of being a straight talker and a maverick , it is nothing less than laughable for John McCain to say that he's never done favors for anybody, and there's a clear record that proves it. From the time he rode into politics on the back of his wife's family...

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Poll: New Bush Job Approval Rating Falls To All Time Low (The Moderate Voice)

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:00:56 GMT

President George Bush is continuing to set historic new (low) records in modern polling history — this time, in a just-released poll, setting a record for his lowest job approval rating “ever recorded by Rasmussen Reports.” The details: For the week ending May 9, just 32% of Americans approved of the way the George W. Bush performed his role as President. That's down two percentage points from last...

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Lebanon: Yet Another Foreign Policy Opportunity the Bush Administration Screwed Up (Daily Kos)

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:22:45 GMT

In February 2005, shortly after the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, the pro-Syrian Lebanese government resigned. The day it happened, I warned against any stupid pro-American triumphalism : But whatever happens next in Lebanon, it would be a mistake to view it only through the lens of some kind of Middle Eastern "people power," a Cedar Revolution as soft and peaceful...

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Open thread - Auntie Pam is back in town [Pam's House Blend - Front Page] (The Liberal Blog Network)

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:30:00 GMT

I had a wonderful trip up to Delaware to see my nephew ( left ), who was born on Dec. 31. Mr. E is now babbling up a storm; he was just a tiny little one when I first met him back in February ( right ). He looks a lot like my brother when he was a baby (Tim's 5 years younger -- he turns the big 4-0 this year). Kate and I brought the "My Mama's for Obama" T-shirt. We got that over at the Obama HQ in...

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Pricey gas: A new dawn for mass transit (Raw Story)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:36:43 GMT

DENVER With the price of gas approaching $4 a gallon, more commuters are abandoning their cars and taking the train or bus instead. Mass transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only crowds on bus lines where seats were once easy to come by. Parking lots at many bus and light rail stations are suddenly overflowing, with commuters in some towns risking a ticket or tow by parking...

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First daughter weds in Texas (The Washington Times)

Sun, 11 May 2008 21:53:06 GMT

First daughter Jenna Bush and Virginia Republican scion Henry Hager were wed last night in a romantic outdoor sunset...

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Hillary Clinton is one sorry sight on her way to defeat (The Hillary Project)

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:07:42 GMT

By: Michael Goodwin She once described herself as "the most famous person you know very little about." But as she careens across the country in a desperate attempt to rescue her campaign, America is coming to know Hillary Clinton all too well.

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Four Remarkable Women I Went to Grade School With (Political Punch)

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:10:17 GMT

Please permit me to take a break from politics for a second for a slightly personal note. Because I can't pick up a newspaper or turn on the TV these days without seeing or hearing about one of my former...

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In congressional races, Republicans are losing ground (Christian Science Monitor)

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:12:54 GMT

GOP leaders urge a new agenda after several key losses.

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APOV's Weekly Revue (05/11/2008) (Another Point of View)

Sun, 11 May 2008 20:00:00 GMT

If it's Sunday, then it is time for APOV's Weekly Revue ! As in the case of Afghanistan , Kathy @ Comments From Left Field concludes that the U.S. has come full circle in Iraq. Constitutionalist @ Idealthoughts offers his experiences as a decorated Vietnam vet to bring the point home that it is the "deciders" of the Iraq war which must be harassed and protested against, not the soldiers . In the meantime,...

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Bill Clinton appears in Eastern Ore. (Seattle Times)

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:40:17 GMT

In a rural Republican rodeo town, former President Bill Clinton touted his wife's economic, education, energy and health care policies and urged residents to support her in Oregon's upcoming primary, saying she remains Democrats' best hope for winning the fall election.

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Book Review: Larry Bartels' "Unequal Democracy" (Daily Kos)

Sun, 11 May 2008 18:52:53 GMT

Unequal Democracy: The Political Economy of the New Gilded Age By Larry M. Bartels Princeton University Press Princeton, NJ: 2008 328 pages $29.95 ... American beliefs about inequality are profoundly political in their origins and implications. Well-informed conservatives and liberals differ markedly, not only in their normative assessments of increasing inequality, as one might expect, but also in...

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Comments from Yemenis in Support of Journalist Al-Khaiwani (The Jawa Report)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:56:53 GMT

***Sticky, scroll down for newer posts*** "We must stand for freedom , and work against those wanting to eliminate free speech." Read about al-Khaiwani's case here and please sign a letter of support here. To follow are translated comments from...

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The Seige of Beirut is Lifted (Swampland)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:53:13 GMT

My professor acquaintance Paul du Quenoy sent this Saturday. To those who have enjoyed his dispatches from Beirut, my apologies for not posting this one sooner. An even more recent one, from today, will be posted soon. Here's Saturday's, with the subject line "The Seige is Lifted": I am happy to report the situation is much better today. During the night Hezbollah and the other Shi’ite militias occupying...

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SNL mocks Hillary Clinton (The Hillary Project)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:52:37 GMT

Amy Poeher, of SNL did a funny skit on Senator Hillary Clinton at the beginning of the show mocking her.The following is partial transcripts and video of the monologue:

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Criminal Justice in the United Kingdom (Power Line)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:52:09 GMT

In recent years there has been a steady stream of horrific crime stories from Great Britain. This one appears to shed light on the public policies that contribute to what looks like a permanent crime wave: A convicted rapist sexually assaulted and murdered a teenage girl after a council was told he could not be evicted because it would breach his human rights. Michael Clark, 40, was on the Sex Offenders...

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Two Posts Everyone Needs to Read (Angry Bear)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT

There are things that economists "know" that (let us be nice; economists, sometimes understandably, have delicate sensibilities ) are not demonstrably true , and other things that economists Of A Certain Age may be motivated to believe , even if they are demonstrably untrue.

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Nate The NeoConservative (A Tiny Revolution)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:31:14 GMT

Swiped from Ruben Bolling here. —Jonathan Schwarz...

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First "Ron Paul Republican" in Congress? (The LRC Blog)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:30:15 GMT

(Well, besides Ron Paul, of course) Peter James could take the oath of office this summer representing Maryland's 4th Congressional District. He was a part of the grassroots effort and has been endorsed by Congressman Paul. If elected, he will...

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Edwards: Obama will be the nominee (Raw Story)

Sun, 11 May 2008 23:28:43 GMT

Edwards: Obama will be the nominee

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