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article.nationalreview.com - 11/14/2008
Gimpel: Center? What Center?
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There is no coherent center.
corner.nationalreview.com - 11/18/2008
Center-Right, Center-Left, Etc.
— corner.nationalreview.com — Tod Lindberg argues that conservatives are fooling themselves if they think that the U.S. is a "center-right nation." Me, I'm not sure what it would mean for the country to be either "center-right" or "center-left." I can see the point of saying that ... (more) Center-Right, Center-Left, Etc.

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wtc.com - 11/17/2008
News || World Trade Center ||
— wtc.com — Once the World Trade Center is rebuilt, the quality of life in lower Manhattan will be irrevocably changed and very much for the better. It will be a 24/7 community, with magnificent new building in place, with 100, 000 people working in them and ... (more) News || World Trade Center ||
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demosthenes.blogspot.com - 11/8/2008
"America Remains a Center-Right Nation"
— demosthenes.blogspot.com — Dday's ticked. "Politics is not left, right or center ... It's about improving people's lives." -Paul Wellstone, Election Night 1990 acceptance speech We are 18 years on from that piercingly simple statement, and yet nobody in the Democratic Party ... (more) "America Remains a Center-Right Nation"

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Ace of Spades HQ:  David Brooks Writes Another Useless, Gassy Column

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David Brooks Writes Another Useless, Gassy Column
Ace of Spades HQ — ... really not arguing for a change in Republican strategy or policy. They're arguing for a change in the Republican voting population itself -- they want Republicans to change their opinions in favor of the minority, liberal-leaning Northeastern establishment opinion. Fine -- that is their right. So start honestly and openly attempting to change Republican minds, rather than pushing nonsense like "pro-gay marriage policy is a net electoral winner." An interesting take on this from NRO, arguing, persuasively, that there really is no such thing as a "centrist program" in the ...

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