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Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics - TPMCafé (blog)

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


TPMCafé (blog)
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics
TPMCafé (blog)
Authoritarianism and Polarization in American Politics traces a gradual evolution of the issue agenda over the last several decades, which has produced this

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Tags: Election 2008

Russia Signals Support for Moldovan Presidential Candidate Lupu - Jamestown Foundation

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Russia Signals Support for Moldovan Presidential Candidate Lupu
Jamestown Foundation
The Communist Party is divided on the presidential election, although it maintains painstakingly an appearance of unity. Voronin seems intent on blocking
Eurasia Daily Monitor, The Jamestown Foundation — November 30, 2009 — Volume 6 Georgiandaily



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Clinton family friends praise Chelsea nuptials - Politico

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


ABC News
Clinton family friends praise Chelsea nuptials
Politico
The only child of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is now an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and pursuing a
Chelsea Clinton to Wed Long-Time BoyfriendABC News


Clinton daughter, Chelsea, engaged to be marriedThe Associated Press
Chelsea Clinton engaged to marry boyfriendBBC News
guardian.co.uk -CBS News -Independent
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Tags: Hillary Clinton

John mccain, Guardian of Entitlements - American Spectator

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

John mccain, Guardian of Entitlements
American Spectator
John mccain just offered the first Republican motion as part of the Senate health care debate, which would remove roughly $500 billion in Medicare cuts and

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AP News in Brief - The Associated Press

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

AP News in Brief
The Associated Press
At the State Department Monday, Hillary Clinton had one brief encounter with reporters but took no questions. Later, her spokesman, Ian C. Kelly,

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Networks plan live coverage of Obama’s speech - The Associated Press

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


myfoxny.com
Networks plan live coverage of Obama's speech
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — A number of TV networks are announcing plans for live coverage of President Barack Obama's speech at the US Military Academy at West Point.
ABC News to Broadcast President Obama's Primetime Speech on Tuesday, December ABC News



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Barack Obama to send two more brigades to Afghanistan - guardian.co.uk

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Telegraph.co.uk
Barack Obama to send two more brigades to Afghanistan
guardian.co.uk
Barack Obama will end months of uncertainty over his Afghanistan policy when he announces tomorrow night that he is to deploy two extra brigades in the
Barack Obama issues new Afghanistan military ordersBBC News


Obama, Sarkozy discuss Afghanistan issue over phoneXinhua
FACTBOX-How Obama's Afghan strategy is shaping upReuters
The Associated Press -Aljazeera.net -Telegraph.co.uk
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US to drop ban on AIDS patient travel, global AIDS conference in US 2012 - Examiner.com

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Telegraph.co.uk
US to drop ban on AIDS patient travel, global AIDS conference in US 2012
Examiner.com
Sec. of State Hillary Clinton, speaks on the efforts of the Obama Administration on HIV/AIDS issues. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert Secretary of State Hillary
us to drop HIV ban, host 2012 AIDS meetingReuters


Washington to host international AIDS forum in 2012AFP
US Announces AIDS Programs On Eve Of World AIDS DayMyStateline.com
Talk Radio News Service -The Hill -Xinhua
all 1,109 news articles »

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Tags: Hillary Clinton

Senators Begin Offering Amendments - New York Times

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Washington Post
Senators Begin Offering Amendments
New York Times
Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, has offered his party's first amendment – an attempt to remove all of the Democrats' proposals to slow the
After Long Wind-Up, Senate begins health care debateBaltimore Sun


Senate debate on health care bill opens with heated rhetoricCNN
Senate reform fight begins with proposed amendmentsModernHealthcare.com
NASDAQ -The Associated Press -Examiner.com
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Tags: John McCain · mccain

Chelsea Clinton to Wed Long-Time Boyfriend - ABC News

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


guardian.co.uk
Chelsea Clinton to Wed Long-Time Boyfriend
ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Chelsea Clinton, the only child of former President Bill Clinton and current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, has announced her
Clinton daughter, Chelsea, engaged to be marriedThe Associated Press


Chelsea Clinton engaged to marry boyfriendBBC News
Chelsea Clinton engaged to boyfriendguardian.co.uk
CBS News -AFP -Examiner.com
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Tags: Hillary Clinton

Democrats Change Tune on Nuclear Energy - U.S. News & World Report

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


The Market Oracle
Democrats Change Tune on Nuclear Energy
U.S. News & World Report
John McCain, not then Sen. Barack Obama, who touted nuclear power. Obama, for the most part, was noncommittal on the subject. But in the year since being
Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Highlight Kazakhstan's Uranium PotentialMinyanville.com



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In Elections, Honduras Defeats Chávez - Wall Street Journal

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Globe and Mail
In Elections, Honduras Defeats Chávez
Wall Street Journal
Sunday's civic participation appeared to be at least as good as it was in the last presidential election. Some polling stations reportedly even ran short,
Profile: Honduras' leading presidential candidatesXinhua


Washington endorses gunpoint election in HondurasAxis of Logic
Whom the gods would destroy, Part Two: The crisis in HondurasFiredoglake (blog)
The Associated Press -AS/COA Online -New Yorker
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Social climbers - Washington Post

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


ABC News
Social climbers
Washington Post
An unknowing President Barack Obama greets the now infamous party crashers Michaele Salahi, center, and her husband Tareq Salahi, right, during last week's
Barack Obama orders investigation into Tareq and Michaele SalahiExaminer.com


President Barack Obama Orders Review of Party CrashersWonderwall (satire)
Secret Service owns up to "Gatecrasher Gate"WLOS
Right Pundits -NPR -Raw Story
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Washington to host international AIDS forum in 2012 - AFP

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


BBC News
Washington to host international AIDS forum in 2012
AFP
WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that the International AIDS Society will host its 2012 conference in Washington,
US to drop ban on AIDS patient travel, global AIDS conference in US 2012Examiner.com


US To Host Global AIDS Conference In 2012Talk Radio News Service
2012 AIDS Conference set for DCThe Hill
Wall Street Journal -AllAfrica.com -US Department of State
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Rudd commits to extra Afghan support - ABC Online

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Sydney Morning Herald
Rudd commits to extra Afghan support
ABC Online
Kevin Rudd also held talks with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (AFP : Nicholas Kamm ) Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Australia in Afghanistan for long haul: RuddAFP


No more Aussie troops for AfghanistanSydney Morning Herald
Afghanistan, climate change top agenda as Obama and Clinton meet with The Canadian Press
Bloomberg -The Australian
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A final tiff between Shirley Franklin and Mary Norwood - Atlanta Journal Constitution

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

A final tiff between Shirley Franklin and Mary Norwood
Atlanta Journal Constitution
No solid alternatives in this race; wait, that sounds a lot like the past two or three presidential elections! Wow, I see Kasim Reed has been busy posting a

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Briefing on the Honduran Elections - US Department of State

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Globe and Mail
Briefing on the Honduran Elections
US Department of State
And it's – we – the history of coup d'etats in Latin America is a very long one. And in fact, Latin American politics was often described as Praetorian
Victory declared in controversial poll that was already a win-win for guardian.co.uk


Elections in Honduras: Whitewashing the CoupMonthly Review
PROFILE: Porfirio Lobo: usurper, or a way out for Honduras?Monsters and Critics.com
American Chronicle -Examiner.com -Green Left Weekly
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Tags: Election 2008

Newsweek gets it all wrong on potential Obama vs. Cheney 2012 contest - Examiner.com

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments


Mediaite.com
Newsweek gets it all wrong on potential Obama vs. Cheney 2012 contest
Examiner.com
As John McCain pointed out in the fall of 2008, he is not Bush. Because the President appears to have no strong convictions – no lines drawn in the sand and
Jon Meacham Turns Newsweek Into The OnionHuffington Post (blog)



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Tags: John McCain · mccain

U.S. to drop HIV ban, host 2012 AIDS meeting - Reuters

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

U.S. to drop HIV ban, host 2012 AIDS meeting
Reuters
host a global AIDS conference in 2012 as a sign of redoubled US commitment to fight the pandemic, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday.

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Obama and the pathologies of American politics - Ashland Daily Tidings

November 30th, 2009 · No Comments

Obama and the pathologies of American politics
Ashland Daily Tidings
And this brings us to one of the pathologies of American politics. In point of fact, we have a crippled democracy and a constitutional structure and system

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