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Edwards Paints a Bleak Picture

The same week that a Census Bureau study indicated more young African-American men were in college than prison, presidential candidate John Edwards painted a much bleaker picture, declaring at a forum that "pretty soon" the entire young black male population...

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September 29, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (26)

Giuliani's Top Fundraiser Behind California Ballot Initiative

According to the New York Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dc/), the top fundraiser for the presidential campaign of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Paul Singer -- the founding partner of the $7 billion hedge fund Elliot Associates -- revealed himself today...

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September 28, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (31)

Friday follow-ups

Regarding Democrats pouncing on conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, Mr. Limbaugh today claimed he's being smeared and his reference to "phony soldiers" was about someone who specifically faked a war record NOT veterans who oppose the war. Read the...

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September 28, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (61)

Patriot Games

The American Conservative magazine calls Gen. David Petraeus a "Sycophant Savior" on the cover of its new issue HERE. Inside, Boston University professor Andrew J. Bacevich, writes that "in presenting his recent assessment of the Iraq War and in describing...

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September 28, 2007 in Current Affairs | Permalink | User Comments (18)

News and/or notes

George McGovern to endorse Hillary Clinton…(LINK)... John McCain chats on the ABC News Shuffle Podcast (LINK) And the Webcast looks at the minority-themed debate Republican frontrunners aren't attending tonight (LINK)… --jt

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September 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (3)

Craig: Nevermind about that Resignation

We covered the latest twists and turns in the Sen. Larry Craig legal battle on Good Morning America and on dot-com … Enjoy. -- jt

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September 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (13)

Catholic League calls for boycott of Miller Beer

The conservative Catholic League this morning called for a boycott of Miller Beer because of its sponsorship of San Francisco's Folsom Street Fair, what is billed as the "world's largest leather event." "This all started when we learned that Miller...

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September 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (9)

Hillary's tortured contradictions

My freshman year at Dartmouth, I attended the Republican presidential debate featuring then-Vice President George H.W. Bush, Sen. Bob Dole, R-Kan., Rep. Jack Kemp, R-N.Y., Gov. Pierre "Pete" DuPont, R-Del., Gen. Alexander Haig and Rev. Pat Robertson. I believe John...

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September 27, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Just sittin' here on Capitol Hill

An interesting development on the war in Iraq in the Senate today... And some interesting funding choices for the government to make... What sayeth you, vox populi? -- jpt

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September 26, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Squeal!

As news about the legal troubles of Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, comes to something of a climax, a doctor's group has launched a TV ad mocking the controversy surrounding the embattled conservative in an attempt to bring attention to childhood...

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September 26, 2007 | Permalink | User Comments (8)