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Hillary Clinton's Congo Trip Will Shed Light on Sexual Violence - U.S. News & World Report

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments

Hillary Clinton's Congo Trip Will Shed Light on Sexual Violence
U.S. News & World Report
She included a link to this Washington Post story about Secretary of State Clinton going to the Congo next week as part of an African tour: The eastern
Hillary Clinton's Congo Trip Will Shed Light on Sexual ViolenceU.S. News & World Report



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Obama expects GDP data will show contraction - MarketWatch

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments

Obama expects GDP data will show contraction
MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — President Barack Obama said Thursday he expects data due out Friday morning about gross domestic product will show that the
Obama: Economic report to show 2nd qtr contractionThe Associated Press


Obama: Report to show economic contractionmsnbc.com

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Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox: Birthers, Canada, Insurance, More - Washington Post

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments

Tucker Carlson and Ana Marie Cox: Birthers, Canada, Insurance, More
Washington Post
Sounds like you're paying disturbingly close attention to American politics. Here it is the only month of the year when you don't have to snowshoe to work,

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Great trade hopes for Kenya as Clinton due for talks - Daily Nation

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Voice of America
Great trade hopes for Kenya as Clinton due for talks
Daily Nation
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to officially open the annual AGOA forum in Nairobi on Wednesday. Photo/REUTERS By PAUL JUMAPosted Monday,
Clinton off to Africa to push stability, tradeAFP


Clinton Leaves on a Seven-Nation Africa VisitVoice of America
US African Chamber of Commerce Congratulates Secretary of State Emediawire (press release)
Kansas City Star -AllAfrica.com -Voice of America
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Crunch Time: American Politics as Usual, Even for the … - Huffington Post

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


MiamiHerald.com
Crunch Time: American Politics as Usual, Even for the
Huffington Post
And even when you've got a police officer who has a fine track record on racial sensitivity, interactions between police officers and the African-American
Beer politicsIndiana Daily Student


OPINION: Race, class and social justice - all over a cold brewNewsday
On Race, 'No, He Can't'RealClearPolitics

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The Most Important Number in Politics Today - Washington Post Blogs

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


RTT News
The Most Important Number in Politics Today
Washington Post Blogs
that are identified as solidly Democratic (West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas and Missouri) went for John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
Poll: Pennsylvania ranks 20th most Democratic state in the nationExaminer.com


More in Tennessee leaning Democratic, poll saysChattanooga Times Free Press

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McCain and Obama are alike on justices - Dallas Morning News

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Boston Globe
McCain and Obama are alike on justices
Dallas Morning News
John McCain announced today that he will not vote to confirm Sonia Sotomayor as a Supreme Court justice. I found that disappointing because McCain has been
John McCain Is Voting HEHNGNN? On SotomayorWonkette (satire)


John McCain Joins Republicans in Opposing Sonia Sotomayor for LifeNews.com
Republican Sen. John McCain to Oppose ConfirmationTransWorldNews (press release)
CBS News -Wall Street Journal Blogs -The Associated Press
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Clinton off to Africa to push stability, trade - AFP

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Washington Post
Clinton off to Africa to push stability, trade
AFP
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton heads late Monday on a wide-ranging trip to Africa starting in Kenya, where she will seek action to
Clinton Leaves on a Seven-Nation Africa VisitVoice of America


US African Chamber of Commerce Congratulates Secretary of State Emediawire (press release)
Africa: Clinton Visits Seven Countries to Highlight Africa as AllAfrica.com
Kansas City Star -WashingtonTV -Voice of America
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Both Parties Have Their Fanatics - RealClearPolitics

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Examiner.com
Both Parties Have Their Fanatics
RealClearPolitics
"The Paranoid Style in American Politics," was title of historian Richard Hofstadter's famous Sixties essay. "I call it the paranoid style," he wrote,
Birthers Versus TruthersAtlantic Online


The Most Important Number in Politics TodayWashington Post Blogs
The week in pollsExaminer.com
Capitol Hill Blue -Huffington Post -Media Monitors Network
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Qaeda tells Obama conditional truce offer stands - Washington Post

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments

Qaeda tells Obama conditional truce offer stands
Washington Post
offered to the last US administration was still on the table, but President Barack Obama must withdraw troops from Muslim lands and meet other demands.
Deputy says bin-Laden truce offers still validThe Associated Press


Zawahri: Israel must be wiped off mapJerusalem Post
Al-Qaeda says truce offer to US standsCBC.ca
Jawa Report
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White House steadfast on pledge of no middle-class tax increase - CNN

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Voice of America
White House steadfast on pledge of no middle-class tax increase
CNN
John McCain of Arizona, who lost to Obama in last year's presidential election, conceded that the $787 billion stimulus package had helped, but he said the
Time Is Now to Plan Obama's DefeatNewsMax.com


Sub-Saharan Africans More Approving of US LeadershipGallup.com
Obama campaign style unchanged as presidentThe Associated Press

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Senator John McCain will oppose Supreme Court nomination of Sonia … - Examiner.com

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


MiamiHerald.com
Senator John McCain will oppose Supreme Court nomination of Sonia
Examiner.com
John McCain, R-Ariz., right, talk about their F-22 amendment to the defense authorization bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
McCain Won't Vote for SotomayorCBS News


McCain and Obama are alike on justicesDallas Morning News
John McCain Is Voting HEHNGNN? On SotomayorWonkette (satire)
LifeNews.com -TransWorldNews (press release) -Wall Street Journal Blogs
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Maureen Dowd on Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin - About - News & Issues

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


About - News & Issues
Maureen Dowd on Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin
About - News & Issues
On top of that, she's never held back in her criticism of Hillary Clinton. Hillary, who so often in the past came across as aggrieved, paranoid and
Colleen O'Connor: Hillary v. Sarah 2012SDNN: San Diego News Network



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POWER POLITICS: DC lobby firm opposing climate bill forges letters … - Facing South

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Treehugger
POWER POLITICS: DC lobby firm opposing climate bill forges letters
Facing South
got at least six letters in June opposing the American Clean Energy and Security Act that appeared to come from the two minority advocacy organizations,
NAACP-Forgery Group, Bonner & Associates, Has A Decades-Long Think Progress



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'High Risk, High Reward' - Washington Post

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


PRESS TV
'High Risk, High Reward'
Washington Post
John McCain Was Looking for a Way to Shake Up His Campaign. He Took a Surprising Gamble on a Relative Unknown. By Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson A black car
John McCain comes throughPower Line


McCain saddened by Palin attacks but predicts resurrectionChristian Science Monitor
Senate denies Obama bid to ax rural energy grantsThe Associated Press
The Awl -Seattle Post Intelligencer -Washington Post
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Sorting out the facts in Obama-Joker 'socialist' posters around L.A. - Los Angeles Times

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


FOXNews
Sorting out the facts in Obama-Joker 'socialist' posters around L.A.
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles residents voted for Barack Obama is large numbers last November (69% compared to 29% for John McCain). So it's somewhat surprising that a
'Socialist Joker' Obama portrait goes viralChristian Science Monitor


Obama 'Joker poster' is free speech at workKansas City Star
Obama Joker Poster: Barack Obama Socialism Joker PictureRight Pundits
Associated Content -Examiner.com -Wall Street Journal Blogs
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Rather sues to return CBS execs to $70 million suit - Reuters

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Reuters
Rather sues to return CBS execs to $70 million suit
Reuters
The network aired the report two months before the presidential election pitting Bush against Democrat John Kerry. Rather now produces an hour-long news

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Clinton sets off for 7-nation Africa trip - Reuters

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Voice of America
Clinton sets off for 7-nation Africa trip
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton left on Monday for a seven-nation trip to Africa, pressing for more
Clinton off to Africa to push stability, tradeAFP


Secretary of State Hillary Clinton prepares Africa tripFree Speech Radio News
Clinton Leaves on a Seven-Nation Africa VisitVoice of America
Emediawire (press release) -WashingtonTV -Voice of America
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Republican support for Sotomayor looks paltry - USA Today

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Boston Globe
Republican support for Sotomayor looks paltry
USA Today
John McCain, R-Ariz., became the 27th Republican to announce he will vote against Sotomayor. The GOP's 2008 presidential nominee joins others in his party
Senator John McCain will oppose Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Examiner.com


McCain Won't Vote for SotomayorCBS News
John McCain comes throughPower Line
Dallas Morning News -Wonkette (satire) -LifeNews.com
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Time for a Media Summit on Sexism - FOXNews

December 31st, 1969 · No Comments


Washington Post
Time for a Media Summit on Sexism
FOXNews
Theater," Washington Post political reporter Dana Milbank attempted a joke about what kind of beer Hillary Clinton would drink at the "beer summit.
Today's Lady News: Newspaper Columnist Suggests Hillary Drink “Mad The Frisky


Bud Light for Obama - Hillary Clinton's (Expletive!) Beer?National Ledger
Milbank jokes that Hillary Clinton should drink 'mad bitch' beer.Think Progress
Media Matters for America -AlterNet
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