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Pentagon Weighs Top Iraq General as Chief of Nato
The move would give Gen. David H. Petraeus a high-level post during the next administration but has raised concerns about the practice of rotating war commanders.
Surge to Nowhere
Don't buy the hawks' hype. The war may be off the front pages, but Iraq is broken beyond repair, and we still own it.
Oliver Stone votes for 'Bush' project
Oliver Stone has set his sights on his next directing project, Bush, a film focusing on the life and presidency of George W. Bush, and attached Josh Brolin to play the title role..Front Page, news from the entertainment source: Variety.Oliver Stone votes for 'Bush' project.
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Paramount Hires Path to 9/11 Writer For Movie On ‘The Hunt For Osama Bin Laden’ (10/16/2006) 
The Neocon Rehabilitation Project (11/5/2006) 
Dialing for Spines…And the Constitution (7/24/2006) 
Series of Woes Mar Iraq Project Hailed as Model (7/28/2006)
After Nevada Loss, Edwards Hangs On
The already-murky rationale for John Edwards continuing his campaign has become much less clear.(close)Related info:
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- 01/21/2008
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Breaking: Edwards Not Participating In Fox/CBC Debate (4/7/2007)
Stocks Plunge in Europe and Asia on U.S. Recession Fear
Indexes in Europe fell as much as 7 percent after a huge sell-off in Asia as concerns increased that the turmoil in the United States mortgage markets is spreading.
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Stock Markets Plunge Worldwide (1/21/2008)
Watch It, Democrats. You Could Still Slip Up.
If Democrats don't stay smart, tough-minded and realistic, they could blow it yet again.
Change We Can Believe In |
The Scripture tells us that when Joshua and the Israelites arrived at the gates of Jericho, they could not enter. The walls of the city were too steep for any one person to climb; too strong to be taken down with brute force. And so they sat for days, unable to pass on through. But God had a plan for his people. He told them to stand together and march together around the city, and on the seventh day he told them that when they heard the sound of the ram's horn, they should speak with one voice. And at the chosen hour, when the horn sounded and a chorus of voices cried out together, the mighty walls of Jericho came tumbling down.
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Obama addresses homophobia, anti-Semitism and xenophobia in MLK Ebenezer Baptist Church speech (1/21/2008) - Stories with possibly similar content:
Molly Ivins Shook the Walls With Her Clarion Call (2/3/2007) 
Obama campaign spokesman blasts gays at Gospel concert; white preacher and Obama say nothing (10/29/2007) 
Stabbed in the Back! (7/15/2006) - Nieman Watchdog Commentary How the press can prevent another Iraq (2/5/2007)
Debunking the Reagan Myth
How we talk about the Reagan era still matters immensely for American politics.Ronald Reagan Is Still Dead
The G.O.P. is running on empty, with no ideas beyond the incessant repetition of Ronald Reagan’s name.(close)Related info:
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Republicans’ Round 1 goes to Reagan (5/5/2007) 
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- Reaganomics (1/21/2008)
EXCLUSIVE: CHENEY EMAIL MISSING FROM DAY WHITE HOUSE ORDERED TO SAVE CIA LEAK EMAILS
EXCLUSIVE: CHENEY EMAIL MISSING FROM DAY WHITE HOUSE ORDERED TO SAVE CIA LEAK EMAILS
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- Bush Admin. admits to destroying e-mails from start of Iraq War, Leak of Valerie Wilson's name and DOJ investigation of leak (1/16/2008)
White House Says Emails Lost Due to Tech Glitch (4/14/2007) - Investigation Uncovers ‘Extensive Destruction’ Of RNC Emails, Violations Of Records Act (6/18/2007)
- Rove Emails Missing from RNC Server (4/13/2007)
FDL Book Salon Welcomes Glenn Hurowitz
(Please welcome Glenn Hurowitz, author of Fear and Courage in the Democratic Party in the comments. As always with Book Salons, please confine the discussion to the book and to our conversation with the author.-- jh) What makes Paul Wellstone a strong leader and Bill Clinton a "weasel?" By contemporary standards of success, one would imagine that leading the free world may give you a leg up on the most popular Poli Sci professor at Carleton College.(close)Related info:
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Greenfield: Point of personal privilege (12/13/2006) - Ruth Marcus - One Syllable of Civility (11/22/2006)
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- Yes, Obama Won Nevada (1/20/2008)
Let Justice Roll Down
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a regular contributor to The Nation during the Civil Rights era. In this March, 1965 piece, he measures the impact of newly franchised black voters in the south.
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Romney says he never saw his father march with King (12/21/2007) 
Saw in the Sense of Imagined (12/21/2007) 
Black History Month with Rahsaan Roland Romney (12/22/2007)
The battle for Nevada
Clinton beats Obama as candidates bicker over the final delegate count. Will the ethnic tensions inflamed by a rough caucus fight haunt the Democrats?
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- Vote of Women Propels Clinton in Nevada Caucus (1/21/2008)
Vote of Women Propels Clinton in Nevada Caucus
Hillary Rodham Clinton won the vote with strong support from women and Hispanics, but Barack Obama may receive one more national delegate.
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- Women’s Support for Clinton Rises in Wake of Perceived Sexism (1/11/2008)
The Divisive Frauds in the Media (1/20/2008) - Additional stories related by date and content:
- The battle for Nevada (1/20/2008)
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Playing To Win, Take 2
by hilzoy A few days ago I wrote a post in which I made the following argument: (1) I believe that there is a real chance that significant numbers of people might see through Republican attack politics this year. (2) If they do, that might help to bring about a real realignment in favor of the Democrats, which Democrats would presumably welcome. (3) So one thing we should bear in mind, when deciding who to vote for, is: which candidate is most likely to help that process along? So far, this seems to me to be completely unexceptional, so long as one accepts the first premiss.
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Pacifica Radio/KPFA/UC Berkeley Library: Other Social Activist Movements & Activities Social Activism Sound Recording Project: Martin Luther Kind, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in V
The sermon which I am preaching this morning in a sense is not the usual kind of sermon, but it is a sermon and an important subject, nevertheless, because the issue that I will be discussing today is one of the most controversial issues confronting our nation. I'm using as a subject from which to preach, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam." Now, let me make it clear in the beginning, that I see this war as an unjust, evil, and futile war. I preach to you today on the war in Vietnam because my conscience leaves me with no other choice. The time has come for America to hear the truth about this tragic war.
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- SCOTT HORTON—John Donne and the Outlawing of Torture (8/17/2007)
- Martin Luther King, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam" (1/15/2007)
Martin Luther King, Jr. -- A Time to Break the Silence (Declaration Against Vietnam War) (1/15/2007) - Selections From Ron Paul's Newsletters (1/9/2008)
EXCLUSIVE: Barack vs. Bill: Obama Hits Ex-Prez Over 'Troubling' Attacks
Sen. Barack Obama says he's ready to confront former President Bill Clinton, calling his advocacy on behalf of his wife's presidential campaign, "troubling." In an exclusive interview with ABC News' Robin Roberts to air Monday on "Good Morning America," Obama, D-Ill., directly engages Bill Clinton on a series of issues.(close)Related info:
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Bill Clinton paints Obama as 'establishment' candidate (1/17/2008) 
EXCLUSIVE: Obama Bests Clinton in Primary Fundraising (4/5/2007) - UPDATE: Maureen Dowd Column Incites Hillary-Obama War of Words (2/22/2007)
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Martin Luther King, "Why I Am Opposed to the War in Vietnam"
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Pelosi greeted with “Impeach” Bush and Cheney buttons
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she’s drawing heat from fellow Democratic lawmakers as well as people across the nation for refusing to move to impeach President George W. Bush or Vice President Dick Cheney. “I go through airports, and people have buttons as if they knew I was coming,” Pelosi said with a smile, mimicking a protester pointing to an “Impeach” button on their chest. But the California Democrat said she is sticking to her position that trying to remove Bush or Cheney would be divisive, and she added, most likely unsuccessful.(close)Related info:
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- Cheney slams Iraq plan advocated by Dems (2/22/2007)
The Four Horsemen Claim the Monoline Insurers. Who’s Next?
The Four Horsemen Claim the Monoline Insurers. Who’s Next? This week on our way to Financial Armageddon it was the turn of the monoline insurers to face the scythe. For over two months AMBAC Financial and MBIA, the two biggest insurers of municipal and structured debt, have been peering into the grave, pretending that they could revive themselves with just a little more capital and a little more time. The ratings agencies – Moody’s and S&P and Fitch – danced along with them in this delusion, delaying any downgrade of the insurers from their current Aaa status, waiting to see if help would arrive. It never did.
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Going universal (12/26/2006) - Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders (11/9/2007)
Gerald McEntee, Voter Suppression, Nevada Caucuses
This is a picture I took yesterday of Gerald McEntee, the head of the powerful AFSCME labor union, at the closing Clinton rally. The sign he's holding says 'Culinary Workers for Clinton', and it's a dig at the leaders of the Culinary Workers, who endorsed Obama and from what I hear from good sources used incredibly heavy handed tactics to encourage their members to caucus for Obama. At the caucus I was at, two AFSCME organizers were actually out-organizing the Culinary Workers among their own members, a sign of just how badly the Obama labor camp played their hand.(close)Related info:
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- Yes, Obama Won Nevada (1/20/2008)