Democracy
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Accepting Defeat in Iraq
The Nation- All Blogs &bull Yesterday
Republicans are complaining that the president didn't mention George W. Bush often enough in his speech announcing the end of combat operations. In fact, he did, quite a bit, and in an over-generous way, most sane people agree. As GRITtv… Full Story »
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Iraq war is over, really? - Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review
www.hurriyetdailynews.com via @AsiaTodayNews &bull YesterdayBarack Obama, the new Bush, sitting comfortably at his just-redecorated Oval Office declared happily to the world public that the war of the United States in Iraq was over. His predecessor, the old Bush, had also declared years ago that the war was over, but somehow some people probably were unaware that the war was over and killed an even higher number of Iraqis since then. Now, has Obama indeed declared that American troops and… Full Story »
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Thank a Union Member on Labor Day
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
On Monday September 6, Americans will observe the 129th Labor Day celebration. The Allegheny County Labor Council will host its 29th consecutive parade downtown. Pittsburgh's parade is one of the largest Labor Day events in the United States, with nearly 200 groups and 80,000 people participating. Everything good about your standard of living came to you through the organized labor movement. First celebrated by the Knights of Labor in 1882, Congress proclaimed a national holiday in 1894. Unions created the day to honor… Full Story »
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What exactly did U.S. gain by going to war in Iraq?
www.sodahead.com via @moomoof &bull YesterdayHow much of the money spent on the war went to arms companies? How much weaponry and supplies did weapons manufacturers sell to the new Iraqi army? How much did the oil companies make and how much will they continue to make? The answers are always the same regardless of the war. Nothing...like Philo-Publius said...more international disgrace and more terrorism, and a reputation of having an idiotic government, and to top it all, an increasing number of deaths of their fellow men. Democracy for one more country = More freedom… Full Story »
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Jocelyn Benson vs. Ruth Johnson
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
The following quote is from a March 9, 2010 article in the Michigan Messenger written by Ed Brayton. "Another frequent target by the GOP candidates was George Soros, the billionaire investor who often backs liberal causes. Three of the four… Full Story »
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Tensions Brewing in Lafayette, LA Over Dismissal of Housing Commissioners
Politic 365 &bull Yesterday
Political and racial tensions are mounting in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana over the firing of the Lafayette Housing Authority Board of Commissioners over the past two weeks. The mass layoff comes in the wake of a series of state and federal audits revealing major financial… Full Story »
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Libertarians: Obama is shockingly pro-war
www.smallgovtimes.com via @Carydc &bull YesterdayPresident Obama needs to stop lying. In his speech, he repeated the ridiculous and false claim that the U.S. combat mission is over in Iraq. He seems to think that if he keeps talking about the war in a nice… Full Story »
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JIMMY BRESLIN-Jimmy Breslin on the National Mood
Harper's &bull Yesterday
There are these sudden loud noises in the hotel kitchen, one, two, three, probably a tray falling, and then there is so much screaming and a hand holding a gun high in the air and Robert Kennedy, who had walked into the gun, is on the floor with his eyes seeing nothing. On this June night in 1968 he has just won a Presidential primary and suddenly he is fit… Full Story »
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Announcing Google Fellowships for PdF Europe 2010
Personal Democracy Forum &bull Yesterday
Follow these links for a series of reviews of campaign websites, written by former Bush-Cheney e-Campaign Director Michael Turk. Great case studies in the do's and don'ts of political web design. With the second annual Personal Democracy Forum Europe conference… Full Story »
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Apparently Obama remains pro-war
Examiner Politics Channel Articles &bull Yesterday
President Obama needs to stop lying. In his speech, he repeated the ridiculous and false claim that the U.S. combat mission is over in Iraq. He seems to think that if he keeps talking about the war in a nice… Full Story »
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Axl Rose tries Dublin's patience, sends crowd home
Bismarck Tribune &bull Yesterday
The 48-year-old singer of U.S. hard-rock band Guns N' Roses irritated thousands of his Dublin fans at the 02 Arena on Wednesday night by showing up nearly an hour late _ a recurring problem on his band's European tour _ and then walking off after… Full Story »
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Pioneer Editorial: War in Iraq not done til troops home
www.bemidjipioneer.com via @SWEDOG &bull YesterdayPioneer Editorial: War in Iraq not done til troops home President Barack Obama in a speech to the nation Tuesday night announced the end of the combat mission for the United States in Iraq after 7 years of war. Why doesn't… Full Story »
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Egypt's Mubarak, Israel, and Obama
TIME Swampland Political Blog &bull Yesterday
One fascinating subplot of the Middle East peace talks in Washington this week is the role of Egyptian president/dictator Hosni Mubarak. The 82-year old Mubarak, who has long governed Egypt with an iron fist--but has served as a useful strategic partner for America--is very… Full Story »
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Jay Mandle: Visioning Democracy
Huffington Post-Politics Blogs &bull Yesterday
Change in politics does not occur without passion, and passion in turn requires a compelling vision of how things could be done differently. In this,... Full Story »
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Eye Raki: Iraq: Countdown to War
eyeraki.blogspot.com via @Hayder_alKhoei &bull YesterdayIn other words, left to itself, the country could have just about managed. What made the task all the harder, occasionally verging on the impossible, were the activities of the outside influences, hell-bent on chaos and destruction. Both al-Qaeda and Iran knew what was at stake in Iraq. Neither was going to let… Full Story »
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South Korea Honors American War Correspondent
Voice of America &bull Yesterday
Thousands of veterans of the Korean War and from the United States and 20 other allied countries are visiting South Korea this year at the government's invitation. Seoul wants to pay tribute to the United Nations troops who repelled a… Full Story »
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Open Thread: Glenn Beck Makes Deval Patrick Wish It Weren't a Free Country
Newsbusters &bull Yesterday
It's a free country," the Massachusetts Governor said. There's absolutely no defense against a statement like this. Someone says something like this, he has to be removed from office. Just like DuhOne has to be removed from office. He doesn't… Full Story »
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RPOF: Sink's hands aren't fully clean on 'Taj Mahal'
TampaBay.com Politics &bull YesterdayOn Monday, Alex Sink -- in her role as chief financial officer -- ordered an audit of the famed "Taj Mahal" courthouse for the First District Court of Appeals. But the Republican Party of Florida claims Sink's hands aren't entirely… Full Story »
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Sorry, Mr. President, but about that Iraq war... | Washington Times Communities
communities.washingtontimes.com via @CigarVolante &bull YesterdayThe President's speech last night was pretty funny. Given that it was about the Iraq War and the loss of American military lives, I wouldn't have expected it to be. But it was funny. Funny/ironic. Funny/hypocritical. Funny/manipulative. Funny as in it doesn't pass "the smell test." That kind of funny. On the very day President Bush called for an additional 21,500 troops to try to… Full Story »
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'Turning the page' - Opinion
www.nvdaily.com via @nvdaily &bull YesterdaySeven years after George W. Bush proclaimed "Mission Accomplished" in Iraq, President Obama proclaimed a more justifiable benediction to the U.S. venture: "I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended." In his Oval Office address Tuesday… Full Story »
