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It’s time

Sometimes, I really wish I didn’t have to turn to the foreign media to get the best news from an unbiased and objective perspective. The Economist has long been one of those foreign sources of news to which I have turned to get a broader perspective of world events.

The Economist generally has a [...]

I am now officially a propagandist!

From KeatingEconomics.com:

The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain’s attitudes about economic oversight and corporate influence in federal regulation. Nothing illustrates the danger of his approach more clearly than his central role in the savings and loan scandal of the late ’80s and early ’90s.

John McCain was accused of improperly aiding [...]

The fall of the House of Clinton

Terrific article on Economist.com this week analysing how Hillary Clinton’s campaign fell apart …

The Economist is a British newsmag, with a moderate lean to the right … but their articles are incredibly insightful and researched, and presented more objectively than any American media outlet.

The post-mortem | The fall of the House of Clinton [...]

A Defining Moment

Obama: I will be the Democratic nominee

WASHINGTON (CNN) — In what he called a “defining moment for our nation,” Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.

Obama’s steady stream of superdelegate endorsements, combined with the delegates he received from Tuesday’s primaries, put him [...]

“Give it up”, says Jimmy Carter

Carter: After June 3, it will be time for Clinton to ‘give it up’

(CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Sunday that in a little more than a week, when the last Democratic primary voters weigh in, it will be time for Hillary Clinton to “give it up.”

Carter told Britain’s Sky News that [...]

Clinton and RFK

Clinton explains RFK assassination reference

BRANDON, South Dakota (CNN) — Sen. Hillary Clinton said Friday that she regretted comments that evoked the June 1968 assassination of Robert Kennedy as part of her explanation for why she was staying in the presidential race late into the primary season.

Earlier Friday afternoon, she told the editorial board [...]

Clinton attempting to buy superdelegates!

From the Huffington Post:

Superdelegates Turned Down $1 Million Offer From Clinton Donor

One of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s top financial supporters offered $1 million to the Young Democrats of America during a phone conversation in which he also pressed for the organization’s two uncommitted superdelegates to endorse the New York Democrat, a high-ranking official [...]

Torn asunder

CNN Political Ticker: A clear rift in the party exists

(CNN) — West Virginia exit polls appear to show the prolonged Democratic presidential race has produced a clear rift in the party, at least for now.

We asked supporters of both candidates whether they would be satisfied if the other candidate won the nomination. A [...]

Good news in Mississippi

While Hillary Clinton crows about her victory in an essentially uncontested primary in West Virginia, better news for the Party comes out of a Republican stronghold in Mississippi.

Dem beats Republican in a race that may predict November – CNN.com

(CNN) — Based on early returns, CNN projects that Democrat Travis Childers defeated Republican Greg [...]

Tick tock tick tock tick tock

It’s just a matter of time before it’s official, and Barack Obama becomes the Democratic nominee for President of the United States.

Obama takes superdelegate lead on eve of expected loss – CNN.com

(CNN) — Sen. Barack Obama took the lead in the race for superdelegates on the eve of a contest that’s expected to [...]

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I am now officially a propagandist!

The fall of the House of Clinton

A Defining Moment

“Give it up”, says Jimmy Carter

Clinton and RFK

Clinton attempting to buy superdelegates!

Torn asunder

Good news in Mississippi

Tick tock tick tock tick tock

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