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Travel: Italians one-up American political theater - LSU The Reveille

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Travel: Italians one-up American political theater
LSU The Reveille
But the theater of American politics takes backstage to Italian political drama. To summarize the state of affairs surrounding Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Travel: Americans make small steps, giant leap in “beautiful game”LSU The Reveille



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JetBlue tops in customer satisfaction - Newsday

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

JetBlue tops in customer satisfaction
Newsday
flew on a North American airline between April 2008 and May. AP Politics AP News AP New York AP Nation AP Politics AP Business AP Sports AP Entertainment.

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Obama team members to fan out on summer rural tour - The Associated Press

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Fox11online.com
Obama team members to fan out on summer rural tour
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is dispatching top administration officials and Cabinet members on a "rural tour" this summer to explore ways to
Obama: Rural tour kicks off WednesdayLebanon Daily News


Obama Cabinet Plans a Listening Tour of Rural AmericaNew York Times
Obama Dispatching Cabinet to Small-Town AmericaCQPolitics.com

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President Obama's Approval Index Rating Takes a Dive - FOXNews

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

President Obama's Approval Index Rating Takes a Dive
FOXNews
Todd Purdum writes in a piece entitled, "It Came From Wasilla": "What does it say about the nature of modern American politics that a public official

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Honduras and the populist mirage - Examiner.com

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


FOXNews
Honduras and the populist mirage
Examiner.com
Whether Zelaya, Chavez, Castro, or Peron, the populist impulse seems a recurrent face of Latin American politics. But populist impulse has only led to
Coup in Honduras - Viewed from Inside and OutsideNew America Media


US Cautious on Calling Honduras a "Coup"CBS News
Two Presidents Locked in a Fight for International SupportWall Street Journal
World Socialist Web Site -Antiwar.com -Foreign Policy
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POLITICS: Deposed Honduran President Speaks at UN - Inter Press Service

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Times Online
POLITICS: Deposed Honduran President Speaks at UN
Inter Press Service
The resolution, sponsored by a large number of Latin American, Caribbean and European countries, is very much in line with the resolution of Organisation of
Coup in Honduras - Viewed from Inside and OutsideNew America Media


Honduras - the ousting of a Chavez supporting "president"Gather.com
Military Coup in Honduras Threatens Democracy across Central AmericaMonthly Review
Canada Free Press -Canada.com -Heritage.org
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Exiled Honduras President Zelaya says he won't seek new term - New York Daily News

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Telegraph.co.uk
Exiled Honduras President Zelaya says he won't seek new term
New York Daily News
The US, wary of its history of meddling in Latin American politics, tried to stay on the sidelines. "If offered the possibility to remain in power (for a
Concerned Hondurans return home as foreigners fleeAsiaOne


Rare Hemisphere Unity in Assailing Honduran CoupNew York Times
What About Honduras?American Conservative Magazine
Huffington Post -Ahora.cu -Canada Free Press
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Obama Flirts With Breaking Campaign Pledge on Taxes to Pay for … - FOXNews

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Boston Globe
Obama Flirts With Breaking Campaign Pledge on Taxes to Pay for
FOXNews
When it came to taxes, candidate Barack Obama seemed to clearly draw a line in the sand. "If you are a family making less than $250000 a
Axelrod: Obama has written Jackson familyCNN Political Ticker


White House not ruling out tax on healthcare benefitsThe Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
Top Obama adviser rejects calls for 2nd economic stimulus packageThe Canadian Press
Economic Times -Wyoming News -Maximum Edge
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Franken will have to prove himself again - msnbc.com

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Franken will have to prove himself again
msnbc.com
For as the pivotal Sixtieth Democrat, Al will be on the very fault line of American politics. He will have to show the same remarkable discipline and

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The Past and Future Of Sarah Palin - CBS News

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Grand Forks Herald
The Past and Future Of Sarah Palin
CBS News
Sarah Palin burst onto the national political scene last year as John McCain's vice-presidential candidate. But since she rose to prominence it's been a
Sarah Palin trashed by members of John McCain's campaign team in New York Daily News


Palin PAC seeks end-of-term boostUnited Press International

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Barack Obama: Gay Rights Champion? - Just Jared

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Seattle Post Intelligencer
Barack Obama: Gay Rights Champion?
Just Jared
“I want you to know: You have our support,” Obama said. “I will not only be your friend, I will continue to be an ally and a champion and a president who
CAPITAL CULTURE: Protecting images of Obama's kidsThe Associated Press


Obama commemorates gay rights anniversaryNECN
Obama comforts cancer patient at town hall meetingSeattle Times
MiamiHerald.com -Houston Chronicle -Politico
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Ivory Coast prepares voters' roll for landmark election - AFP

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


AFP
Ivory Coast prepares voters' roll for landmark election
AFP
It will replace the old voters' roll used in the last presidential election in 2000 which counted some 5.5 million voters. The November 29 election is

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John mccain concedes 2008 Presidential election - Daily Kos

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments

John mccain concedes 2008 Presidential election
Daily Kos
by clammyc Saying that it is "in the spirit of moving forward", former republican Presidential candidate John mccain has conceded that Barack Obama has won

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Obama A "Champion" For The Gay Community? - PerezHilton.com

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Obama A "Champion" For The Gay Community?
PerezHilton.com
That remains to be seen, but President Barack Obama insists that he will not neglect the rights of the gay community any longer.
Are Beltway insiders lagging behind US on gay acceptance?SmartBrief


PFLAG Family Joins President Obama at White House Reception to PR Newswire (press release)
MSNBC's Chuck Todd Presses Robert Gibbs on LGBT PolicyTowleroad
Examiner.com -The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com -ABC News
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Goodbye to All That - New York Times Blogs

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Goodbye to All That
New York Times Blogs
is right: Obama has embraced the “anti-surge.” His definition of success will not be built on Iraqi reality, but American politics. We'll see soon enough.
Your Email Address Recipient's Email AddressNewsweek


American soldiers are withdrawn from urban areas in IraqEconomist
Iraq marks full sovereignty with a paradeGlobalPost
United States Army (press release) -guardian.co.uk -RealClearPolitics
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Sotomayor and the politics of race - Examiner.com

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


BBC News
Sotomayor and the politics of race
Examiner.com
As an African American mom twenty plus years Sotomayor's junior, I lack the richness of her experiences, but not my own. Few people of color, or even those
First thoughts: Good news, bad newsmsnbc.com


The Early Word: Supreme Court WatchNew York Times
US court ruling casts shadow over Obama nomineeBrisbane Times
American Spectator -Common Dreams (press release) -PolitickerNJ
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Imagine if W refused to leave - Examiner.com

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Imagine if W refused to leave
Examiner.com
President Bush in 2008 is about to be termed-out of the presidency. He doesn't want to leave. He openly declares that he is holding a special election to
Chronology of a coup: How Honduran crisis led to ousterMiamiHerald.com


Ghost of coups pastGlobe and Mail
Updated: You are wrong about Honduras.Daily Kos
Upside Down World -BBC News -Examiner.com
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Obama pledges support for social innovators - The Associated Press

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


ABC News
Obama pledges support for social innovators
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday promised that the White House will do its part to support grassroots organizations that are successful
CAPITAL CULTURE: Protecting images of Obama's kidsguardian.co.uk


With energy bill fate uncertain, Obama announces new lighting WRCB-TV
White House announces new lighting standardsContra Costa Times
The Detroit News -Huffington Post
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Franken: From Comedy to Congress Al Franken, D-Minn. - CQPolitics.com

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Franken: From Comedy to Congress Al Franken, D-Minn.
CQPolitics.com
Norm Coleman in November 2008 in an election whose outcome was so close it became ensnared in legal challenges for the better part of a year.
Franken Beats Coleman AgainThe Awl


Senate Democrats Get 60 Votes for Abortion, Sotomayor With Al LifeNews.com
GOP Spends Nearly $2 Million on Norm Coleman, and Gets Al FrankenBuzzFlash
Examiner.com -Times Online -Minnesota Independent
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Obama says Iraqi People Right to Celebrate - ABC News

June 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Voice of America
Obama says Iraqi People Right to Celebrate
ABC News
On the day that US combat troops exit Iraq, President Barack Obama called the day a marker of progress and responsibility for the Iraqi people.
Bomb blast kills 33 as Iraqis take charge of securityNew Straits Times


Deadly bombing mars takeoverConcord Monitor
Getting to "Yes" in IraqGlobal Security
KWCH -U.S. Daily -TheNewsTribune.com
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