Elections Blog

…and the tune never was a good one.  How hard it is to keep one’s hopes up about Iraq when the predominantly Shiite government continually favors its own!
A department of the Iraqi prime minister’s office is playing a leading role in the arrest and removal of senior Iraqi army and national police officers, some of [...]

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…I bring you an incredibly addictive weekend time waster.  Just get started on the Rotten Tomatoes countdown of the 100 worst-reviewed movies of all time, and watch the hours tick by!  I tell you, it hurts so good…and if you’re still in a movie mood, check out Kim Masters’ account of the $500 million movie [...]

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…and if it involves Europe, believe nothing you read. Typical of the coverage of the Paul Wolfowitz World Bank scandal is this from the Washington Post:
Paul Wolfowitz encountered stiffening opposition Saturday to staying on as World Bank president amid allegations he showed favoritism in arranging a promotion and pay package for his girlfriend.
European countries [...]

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One reader noted that, when I graded the Democrats’ performance in Thursday’s debate, I said Obama was pretty awful, yet still gave him a B+.  The consensus among most watchers was that Obama did indeed underperform, but yet, he’s still perceived as doing pretty well, all things considered.
Why?
Leave it to Mickey Kaus:
Several sophisticated commentators (e.g., [...]

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I’ve added a store, powered through Amazon.com (they handle the checkout, delivery, etc., so it’s totally safe, and I don’t get to see your credit-card info).  You can see it in the navigation links below the site logo above, by Archives, Links, Odds, etc. 
Why should you go there? Well, it’s true I make a very [...]

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Author to Discuss Scots' Contribution to American Politics Johns Hopkins Gazette, MD - 1 hour ago The title of his lecture is "A Scottish Descent: The Origin of American Politics." Herman, who earned his doctorate in history from Johns Hopkins in 1985, …

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Tweedy Gets Into Hunter's 'Heads' On New CD Billboard, NY - 4 hours ago Ian Hunter's forthcoming solo album "Sunken Heads," his first in six years, is a mixture of American politics and just old-fashioned fun, the singer says. …

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The Politics of the Useful Threat It Didn't Start with the Neo-Cons CounterPunch, CA - 4 hours ago But it is important to realize that their views are not different in kind from those entertained by the shapers of American foreign policy for generations. …

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Hard to believe the results of this poll, as it seems to be an outlier from all the others, but nevertheless, the latest from CNN/Opinion Dynamics shows Rudy with a mere three-point lead over McCain, 27-24, with Fred Thompson at 11 and Romney at 10.  Thompson’s possible entry seems to have marginalized Gingrich to some [...]

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Business - not politics - led to Imus' demise PopMatters, IL - 8 hours ago He didn’t think about all of those average women and African-American employees at companies such as General Motors, Proctor & Gamble and Staples, …

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Politics as personal Hindustan Times, India - 9 hours ago Changez’s life in America and his love for the American way of life are given additional flesh by the fact that he falls in love with Erica, a sensitive, …

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Women's eNews

At Rutgers, Clinton Will Address Imus Issue New York Sun, NY - 14 hours ago … from all corners of American politics and lost his long-running radio show for calling members of the Rutgers women's basketball team "nappy-headed hos. … Shock Jocks Wield Dangerous 'Stereotype Threat' Women’s eNews all 4 news articles

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Washington Post

Tenet's Tell-All Is a Slam Dunk to Provoke Invasion's Architects Washington Post, DC - 15 hours ago Rice told host Michael Medved that "I understand American politics very badly. I've always said I'm much better at understanding international politics than …

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Democrats Slowed In Efforts On Medicare cbs4denver.com, CO - 31 minutes ago Then the NAACP and the League of United Latin American Citizens warned of the consequences for blacks and Hispanics, core constituencies for the new …

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The New Arms Race: Money Town Hall, DC - 40 minutes ago American democracy (ie, American Politics) is losing its legitimacy at home and abroad because it is being ruled by the elite instead of the people, … The $3 equalizer Detroit Free Press all 2 news articles

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Turkish Press

Regional Politics Reverse Chavez's Opinion Of Ethanol Tampa Tribune, FL - 58 minutes ago Their dispute, raised in part by a US-Brazil ethanol agreement, threatens to overshadow a South American energy summit starting today in Venezuela, … Venezuela, Brazil at odds over ethanol as Chavez hosts South … International Herald Tribune Lula, Chavez to take ethanol-oil spat to regional summit Jurnalo all 103 news articles

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Barack Obama has obviously had a good first quarter. He raised $25,709,104.90 in the quarter, and just about all of it can be used in the primary election. John Edwards had wondered aloud when Obama raised that money; a cursory look at the breakdown shows Obama gaining strength towards the deadline, not losing it at [...]

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Boy, this Imus thing is being totally overplayed, isn’t it?  William F. Buckley, while pointing out the double standard involved, seems to think the sacking of Imus was some sort of great moment of triumph for civility:
Some years ago, Cokie Roberts, faithful to her profession and to the proposition that those engaged in public discourse, at [...]

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First, the Republicans, in order from the candidate who raised the most money to the least.
The second and third columns divide funds raised from donations from the public into general and primary election numbers. These numbers will not include transfers from other campaign accounts, laons, etc. Just what percentage is usable in the primary [...]

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Let’s handle these one at a time.
First, Joe Biden. His first quarter was something of a disaster, with the announcement day itself marred by his unfortunate comments on Barack Obama. He’s quietly tried to regroup since then, with moderate success. He raised $2,112,989.82 in the first quarter in donations, and transferred $1.9 million from his [...]

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