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Richard Mellon Scaife (Heart)s Hillary

Richard Mellon Scaife, a major funder of the 90s-era Vast Right Wing Conspiracy -- specifically, The American Spectator and its "Arkansas Project" -- today reconsiders his former nemesis in an op-ed in his newspaper, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. In a Sunday...

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March 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (121)

Key Part of JFK-Obama Myth Not True

Key Part of JFK-Obama Myth Not True Our friend Michael Dobbs, the Fact Checker at the Washington Post, takes a look today at the claim by Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, wrapping up his existence in the hagiography of Camelot. The...

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March 30, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (167)

'Washingtonienne' Rears Head in Spitzer Scandal

Remember Washingtonienne, aka Jessica Cutler? Kind of, right? This was back in the Ana Marie Cox days of Wonkette. Anyhoo... The New York Post caught up with Culter, who has appeared in the Eliot Spitzer scandal. To wit: "Asked yesterday...

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March 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (10)

Should the U.S. Boycott the Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony?

Interesting debate on NPR between a human rights activist and an official of the International Olympic Committee about whether U.S. government officials, and perhaps even athletes, should boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic games this August. Listen to...

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March 29, 2008 in Sports | Permalink | User Comments (45)

Gingrich Responds to Obama's Race Speech

He didn't quite get the headlines and media attention that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., did, but former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., delivered an address this week called, "Answering the Obama Challenge: What Is the Right Change to Help All...

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March 29, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (77)

Howard Dean 2004: The Medals Matter

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., launches a biography tour next week, which looks to tell the American people about his days as a POW in Vietnam, at least based on his new TV ad (watch HERE) introduced today in New Mexico....

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March 28, 2008 in McCain, John | Permalink | User Comments (125)

Nader to Clinton: Stay In the Race!

Sometimes it's as if those dudes from The Onion are writing this election. On Ralph Nader's blog: "Senator Clinton: "Just read where Senator Patrick Leahy is calling on you to drop out of the Presidential race. "Believe me. "I know...

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March 28, 2008 in 2008: Democrats | Permalink | User Comments (275)

Return of the Podcast

After a three-month break because of intense campaign coverage, the ABC News Shuffle Podcast is back. This week's episode -- we chat with the University of Chicago Divinity School mentor of the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright and try to get...

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March 28, 2008 | Permalink | User Comments (7)

Q: Did the 1992 Race Really Go Until June Like Bill Clinton Says? (A: Not Really)

In his efforts to solicit patience from voters and Democratic officials alike, former president Bill Clinton constantly tells voters that the 1992 nomination race kept going until June. "All these people that tell you, 'Aw we oughta shut this thing...

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March 28, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (40)

Did Obama Say Rev. Wright Acknowledged Offending People?

On "The View" this morning, Barbara Walters asked Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., what he would have done had he learned about the incendiary remarks made by his since-retired pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, if Wright had not been on his way...

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March 28, 2008 in Weblogs | Permalink | User Comments (212)