It's almost 2 a.m. on Monday here in New Orleans. Those people like me who decided to ride out the storm are still waiting for Gustav to hit.
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It's 7:34 p.m. in New Orleans and the clouds are looking dark and menacing, When I got to New Orleans at around 4 p.m. the sky looked pretty normal, but as the hours go by it's starting to look like we indeed have a monster storm in our hands.
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Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is considered one of the most sexy politicians today. She is cute, strong, and of course a woman in power. With a very "unsexy" McCain running, his campaign needed a young, fresh, and sexy choice to battle the charisma and handsomeness of Barack Obama.
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Bob Jones works at an assembly plant in Flint, Michigan. He has three children and his wife, Anne, is a stay at home mom. He owns a nice home and he drives a decent car. He often takes his kids to the 7-Eleven down the street for ice cream.
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New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson told the New York Times in an article published yesterday, that late last week Barack Obama called him to thank him for participating in the vetting process, but that the campaign was "going in another direction." He wasn't the only one to get …
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Millions of Obama supporters expected to learn who he would pick as his VP via text message on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, someone in his campaign was bound to reveal the well-kept secret to the media and did so by 10 p.m. Friday.
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The polls have closed. A Democratic official has declared Biden as the VP. This was an interesting night, thanks to everyone who casted their vote. I didn't know the poll was going to end so soon, but the news outlets are saying that the secret is out.
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The American people suffered a great loss Wednesday with the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones. The Ohio Congresswoman was one of a handful of politicians in the U.S.
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There is huge pink elephant in the room no one is talking about. Actually, there is a brown man in the room no one is willing to acknowledge.
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Obama's recent efforts to lure evangelical voters has really earned him my respects. I do not recall any other Democratic presidential candidate doing this before, but it's quite courageous.
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It seems like no photographer has ever been able to capture a decent shot of former Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney. The former Democrat has over the years been the victim of bad hair days, which made her even more interesting to press.
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The Green Party could not have picked a better candidate to run for president. A former Democrat, Cynthia McKinney is by far the most leftist woman politician today.
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It's time to take a second look at Hillary Clinton as our Democratic nominee for president in Denver next month. Clinton could still win the nomination if she can get 175 more delegates.
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I took a leap of faith in believing Barack Obama's rhetoric of bringing real "change" to the American people. I didn't fall into the whole Obama-mania deal, but I was supportive. Now, I see him as just another politician doing business as usual.
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The Latino vote is a tricky vote that requires candidates to be strategic, sensitive, and informed. How well Barack Obama or John McCain tackle the issue of immigration reform is not going to get all the Latino voters jumping in the bandwagon.
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Gay and lesbian soldiers are casualties of a U.S. military known for its discriminatory recruitment policies throughout history.
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Fox News continues to be the number one cable news network today. They're big, they're powerful and very influential. There are striking similarities between the Fox News empire and the notorious "Ministry of Truth" from George Orwell's novel, 1984.
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The clock is ticking for Karl Rove who has until July 10th to answer questions about his involvement in the 2006 firings of eight U.S. attorneys.
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Americans beware. The current news media frenzy over rising gas and food prices may just be a smoke curtain by the Bush Administration to panic you into going to war with Iran.
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A news segment from Bill Moyers' Journal on PBS this past week exposed how poultry workers in the Carolinas are losing their body parts. And, how Bush's administration had a hand in it.
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Barack Obama's campaign is truly showing some love to the Clinton campaign.
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A word of caution to Senator Obama: don't talk bad about Ralph Nader.
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For about four weeks I found myself stopping to eat more frequently at fast food chains like Burger King, Wendy's and Taco Bell. I've been trying to save money now that things are tighter, but the economy wasn't the only reason.
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At the end of the day -- after you've spent lots of time on Newsvine, Digg, Mixx, Readdit, and other sites where you can read articles and post comments, do you really feel like you've made the world a better place? If not, are you ready to take your comments to the next level?
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I'm a lefty. I support a progressive agenda; I believe in a woman's right to choose; I agree with gay marriage; I think our troops should come back home. I support a free Palestine; I support foreign relations that don't involve bombs, etc.
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It's almost 2 a.m. on Monday here in New Orleans. Those people like me who decided to ride out the storm are still waiting for Gustav to hit.
It's 7:34 p.m. in New Orleans and the clouds are looking dark and menacing, When I got to New Orleans at around 4 p.m. the sky looked pretty normal, but as the hours go by it's starting to look like we indeed have a monster storm in our hands.
The big news, obviously, in the blogosphere today is John McCain's surprise pick for the Republican veep nominee--a relative unknown by the name of Sarah Palin, whom--at least in the more conventional political circles--would appear to be a complete cypher.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is considered one of the most sexy politicians today. She is cute, strong, and of course a woman in power. With a very "unsexy" McCain running, his campaign needed a young, fresh, and sexy choice to battle the charisma and handsomeness of Barack Obama.
Sen. John McCain has picked Alaska Gov. Sarah as his running mate, a senior McCain campaign official told CNN on Friday. Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, seen in a February photo, will be John McCain's running mate, sources say.