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Former L.A. Mayor crosses party lines, endorses Obama
Former L.A. Mayor crosses party lines, endorses Obama
Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan: Getty Images Photo Former L.A. Mayor Richard Riordan: Getty Images Photo Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan, a Republican, is backing Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and attended a high-profile Beverly Hills fundraiser for the candidate last ...
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Ben Smith's Blog — Wachovia may buy Morgan Stanley -- meaning that Goldman Sachs could be the only remaining independent investment bank left by Friday. Palin says she's "disappointed" by the AIG bailout. Rush hits back. Former Republican Mayor of L.A. Richard Riordan endorses Obama, disses McCain. Republican official criticize a GOP mailing in Florida. Goldfarb says Iran is a big deal -- and Hillary shouldn't cancel her visit to the anti-Iran rally just because Palin is coming. Jews in Vegas ...

Riordan Endorses Obama
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — The Republican former mayor of Los Angeles defects from his party to support the Democrat: "When I was mayor I had dealings with McCain where I didn't respect him," Riordan said. ...

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The Sideshow — ... of the attackers) is part of a long-standing pattern of incidents targeting the West and its allies, although no Americans were among Wednesday's dead." Oh, I see.... Dday considers Fourthbranch Cheney's relationship to the Constitution. Even after he is told twice, McBush can't tell the difference between Zapatero and Zapata, and probably doesn't know Spain isn't in Latin America, either. I found this link in Eschaton comments somewhere, titled as, "Old White Republican Endorses Young Black Guy." Michael Hirsh blames Greenspan. ...

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