2008 Election

Kashmiris Vote For Survival

Mohsin Mohi-Ud Din | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: India, Human Rights, Pakistan, Atrocities, Democracy, 2008 Election, Civil Rights, Kashmir, Kashmiri Voter Suppression, Kashmir Vote, Yasin Malik, Indian Rule Kashmir, Voter Suppression, Zaffar Akbar Bhaat, Voting, Politics News

The international community must not mistake Kashmiri participation in the current elections as legitimacy for Indian rule and Kashmiri acceptance of Indian policies in Kashmir.

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We Win, They Lose. Now, Let's Get To Work

Paul Helmke | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Candidates endorsed or "A" rated by he NRA suffered losses in every region of the nation, up and down the ballot, losing not only the White House, but also at least six crucial races for the U.S. Senate.

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Mass Transit Won Big On Election Day

TreeHugger.com | Posted 11.18.2008 | Green

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November 4th was a good day for democracy in general (most of the voting went off without a hitch) and Democrats in particular. But lost in all the ex...

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Sarah Palin Gets a TV Show!

Steven Shehori | Posted 11.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Politics, John McCain 2008, President Obama, Sarah Palin, Steven Shehori, Breaking Politics News, Religious Right, Religion and Politics, Election 2008, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Republicans, Sarah Palin and Gay Marriage, Vice Presidential Candidate Palin, Sarah Palin TV Show, Sarah Palin and Religion, Election 2008 Sarah Palin, Political Humor, Entertainment News

Simply put, Sarah Palin represents what we admire most in our politicians. Folksy and winking? Check. But even more impressive? She is, to coin a term, untakedownable.

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Why I Want Senator Clinton to Stay in the Senate -- to Continue her Fight for Health Care

Thomas DeLorenzo | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: HIV/AIDS, Hillary Clinton, Health Insurance, Ryan White, 2008 Election, Health Care, Health, Healthcare, Politics News

If I could have Hillary Clinton's ear one more time, I would ask her this: Who shall take care of those of us living with AIDS in the United States?

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Is this 1988 or 2008?

Jennifer Donahue | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mainstream Media, Newspapers, Newscycle, Sarah Palin, Media, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

The world does not know what to do with its primed intellect, having just covered the election of a lifetime. What now?

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Meet The Man Who Delivered North Carolina For Obama

The News & Observer | Rob Christensen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Marc Farinella, President Obama, North Carolina Obama Victory, North Carolina, Obama Marc Farinella, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Politics News

At an election night boiler room at Cary's upscale Umstead Hotel, dozens of operatives of Barack Obama's presidential campaign watched as North Caroli...

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It's Official: Millennials Realigned American Politics in 2008

Michael Hais and Morley Winograd | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Millennial Generation, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Millennials, Obama Youth Vote, Politics News

Dispelling the myth that young people never vote, Millennials cast ballots in larger numbers than young voters had in any recent presidential election.

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Lessons Learned from the Election of 2008: Looking Back and Looking Forward

Drew Westen | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Democrats' ambivalence about aggression has been as much their downfall in prior elections as their irrational commitment to rationality -- their belief that good ideas sell themselves.

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Peeing in Your Cornflakes!

August J. Pollak | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Joe Lieberman, 2008 Election, Sarah Palin, Cartoons, Political Cartoons, Politics News

The honeymoon was over before it started. Sorry. To see more of August J. Pollak's cartoon "Some Guy With a Website," check out the archive....

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Explain? How Do You Explain Saying

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 11.15.2008 | Media

Read More: Satellite Radio, Election 2008 Coverage, Talk Radio, John McCain, Fcc, Apologies, Charles Karel Bouley, Profanity, Sarah Palin, Joe the Plumber, Hate Speech, 2008 Election, Media News

I am sorry anyone thought I wanted a real person dead -- I did not. But John McCain, Sarah Palin and all the zealot conservatives meant the dangerous things they said about Obama. They still mean it, and they've never apologized for it.

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Friday Talking Points [55] -- "Bretton Woods II"? Not Quite.

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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I have to begin here today by stomping all over a cutesy term the media has come up with for the upcoming economic "summit" George W. Bush is holding ...

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Ten Chumps Who Helped Elect Barack Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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With the post-election analysis season almost over, it's worth taking one final look at some of the characters who ensured President-elect Obama would make it to the White House.

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Where I Was

Mary Lou Song | Posted 11.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Dying, Barack Obama, Election, Memories, Voting, Death, American Stories, 2008 Election, Mothers, Living News

When I learned Barack Obama had won the election, I was at home trying to watch every moment while still caring for my mother.

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The Day Hope Died

John W. Whitehead | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: John F. Kennedy, 1960s, John Whitehead, Hope, Barack Obama, Obama Hope, John Kennedy, 2008 Election, Obama Kennedy, Politics News

Hope for the future was the Kennedy theme and eventually his legacy. The young drew their inspiration for involvement from Kennedy.

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This Week in Blackness Episode 13 -- Black, Black, Blackity, Black.

Elon James White | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Comedian Elon James White talks about the wide spread notion of eliminating color when it comes to President-Elect Obama. Lets just say, he's not amused.

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Catholics Vote for Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

In a poll commissioned by Planned Parenthood, Catholic voters' number-one response on family planning concerns were "too many unwanted children in America whose parents can't take care of them."

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The Hip-Hop Effect

Russell Simmons | Posted 11.13.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Power of Hip Hop, Election 2008 Coverage, Obama Hip-Hop, 2008 Election, Russell Simmons, Celebrities Talk Politics, Barack Obama, Entertainment News

18-35 years voted in the 2008 elections in record numbers. The "Hip-Hop Effect" neutralized the so-called "Bradley Effect."

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PunditMom Defends Sarah Palin

Joanne Bamberger | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Political Women, Politics, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Politics News

Palin has taken charge of this moment that is unlikely to come again and she's making the most the notoriety that was offered her. I have to say, if I were in her shoes, I'd do the same thing.

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The Lasting Lesson from Election '08: Deliver on the Hopes for Change That Led Unmarried Women to the Polls

Page Gardner | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Unmarried women's crucial role in electing Obama is underscored by the "marriage gap" between their political preferences and those of married women.

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Parting Gifts

Nancy L. Cohen | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bill Clinton, Karl Rove, Bailout, George W. Bush, Henry Paulson, Obama Transition, George H. W. Bush, Crony Capitalism, 2008 Election, Politics News

Different judgments about the intentions of Bush senior in the transition period can be reached. In the sequel, however, it is becoming ever clearer that Bush junior is devoting his last days in power to a final orgy of cronyism.

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My Way, as sung by George W. Bush

Erica Heller | Posted 11.12.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Carla Bruni, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Mission Accomplished, George W. Bush, Entertainment News

Regrets, I've had a few; The "Mission Accomplished" banner was certainly loony. Not every dream came true, I don't wake up with Carla Bruni.

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The Disenfranchisement of My Daughter

Stephen Zunes | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Voting Problems, 2008 Election, Indiana, Voter Supression, Voter Turnout, Politics News

Because of the decisive margin of Obama's victory, little attention has been paid to the widespread voter suppression which took place across the country this election.

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Yes It Was... A Mandate for "Progressive Patriotism"

Mark Green | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama White House, Transition Manual, Obama Transition, President Obama, Progressives, Progressive Agenda, 2008 Election, Obama Administration, Mark Green Transition, Obama Issues, Obama Priorities, Mark Green, Barack Obama, President Elect Obama, Politics News

As president, Obama is historically situated to reframe the American conversation around democracy, diplomacy, opportunity and a greener world. What's more patriotic than the story of progress?

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Born In The U.S.A. - Expats Look Back

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Young Voters, Obama Berlin, Obama, Expats, America, 2008 Election, Obama Reaction Abroad, Berlin, Politics News

If America is indeed on the path to being cool again we might see a wave of this sort of voluntary repatriation.

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