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Nobody Could Have Predicted
eschatonblog.com - 12/3/2008
Nobody Could Have Predicted
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That the Crawford "ranch" was just a campaign prop. First Lady Laura Bush and President George W. Bush are moving back to Dallas when the president’s term expires in January, the Associated Press is reporting. The AP says the first lady’s press secretary confirmed Wednesday that the couple are ...
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/29/2008
Nobody Could Have Predicted…
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Robert Rubin speaks up for himself : “Nobody was prepared for this,” Mr. Rubin said in an... interview. He cited former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan as another example of someone whose reputation has been unfairly damaged by the ... (more) Nobody Could Have Predicted…

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balloon-juice.com - 12/4/2008
No One Could Have Predicted This
— balloon-juice.com — And, just as expected, the WSJ has rediscovered the Constitution : What’s a little matter like the... Constitution among friends? That’s a question a few legal eagles are asking as they note that Hillary Clinton can’t become ... (more) No One Could Have Predicted This

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pollster.com - 12/4/2008
Turnout: Who Predicted 140 Million?
— pollster.com — I agree with Professor McDonald that the Republican vote just didn't turnout. Despite the media's (and in... particular, Zogby's?!) determination to make the race sound closer than it really was, the writing was pretty much on the wall towards the end. ... (more) Turnout: Who Predicted 140 Million?

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The Final Middle Finger As He Drifts Off Into the Sunset (To His New Posh Dallas Estate)
Balloon Juice — ... Now that the pretending is over, Bush is scrapping the ranch for what will no doubt be toney new digs in Dallas, but before our cowboy rides off into the sunset, we learn via the ...

Thursday's Mini-Report
Political Animal — ... about the campaign. * A day after we learned that Bush's "ranch" in Crawford really was just a campaign prop , it appears the First Couple have ...

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