4 Red States, 30 Blue States
politicalwire.com 8/3/2009 — An analysis of Gallup Tracking Poll data finds just four states "show a sizeable Republican advantage in party identification, the same number as in 2008. That compares to 29 states plus the District of Columbia with sizeable Democratic advantages, ...

Red States
shakespearessister.blogspot.com 12/17/2008 — One of the stories to which Pet linked in the Morning Readings is about two gay male penguins who were given eggs to hatch and "turned out to be the best parents in the whole zoo," resulting in the zoo—Polar Land in Harbin , China—promising to "try to ...

GOP fights against stimulus, yet red states get way more federal money than blue states
buzzflash.com 2/10/2009 — A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Chad Rubel There is a lot of money at stake in the " Main Street Job Creation Act " to improve the financial status of states: Money to help states pay their bills, plus projects to improve a state's ...

There Is No UNITED States!
westernfrontamerica.com 10/30/2008 — There is a thread of fear running through the right side of the political spectrum in America. It is so real you can taste it. You can see it in the eyes of conservatives. You can hear it in their voices and you can even physically hear it when it is whispered into your ear.

Now we know why they call them "Red" states
americablog.com 12/12/2008 — Reader Chris writes: Key line : “The collapse came after bipartisan talks on the auto rescue broke down over Republican demands that the United Auto Workers union agree to steep wage cuts by 2009 to bring their pay into line with U.S. plants of ...

The United States Of Obama
floppingaces.net 1/19/2009 — Many of us have been saying the Obama presidency will be dangerous to this country, now even more proof. First he wants to set up a permanent campaign in which they will pressure other Democrats to obey his wishes: Organizers and even Republicans ...

Take It to the Blue States
thenation.com 4/23/2009 — Blue about November 2? As a labor lawyer in a Blue State, I'm ready to give up. Not because Bush will repeal the Wagner Act--I almost wish he would. The act is so screwed up, management could hardly have it any better. Worried about the National ...

White House Memo: Stimulus Tour Takes Obama to New Blue States
nytimes.com 2/19/2009 — Do President Obama’s visits to states that turned from red to blue signal that he is already eyeing re-election? >

"The United States does not torture"
WWW.samefacts.com 1/15/2009 — And Muhammad Saad Iqbal was not-tortured so thoroughly that he may never recover. And that was after CIA interrogators had concluded that he was a "braggart" and a "wannabe" rather than anyone posing an actual threat. This is part of what Leon ...

Just Five Red States Left?
fivethirtyeight.com 1/28/2009 — Gallup is in the midst of releasing a series of data from the more than 350,000 interviews that it conducted over the course of its daily tracking in 2008. The first data they've released, on partisan affiliation, contains some sobering news for ...

Obama Has Busy Final Day Before Taking Office as Bush Says Farewells — NYT > Politics 1/20/2009
Barack Obama paid tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. by helping out at a homeless center and President Bush spent his morning calling a number of foreign leaders. >

House Plan for Infrastructure Disappoints Advocates for Major Projects — NYT > Politics 1/20/2009
As the details of Barack Obama’s public works plan come into focus, big transformative building projects seem unlikely. >

Obama Team Makes Early Efforts to Show Willingness to Reach Out to Republicans — NYT > Politics 1/20/2009
Barack Obama and his advisers are making a visible effort to engage Congressional Republicans, hoping to show they are serious about bipartisanship. >

Dealbook: Obama’s Bailout Challenge — NYT > Politics 1/20/2009
Britain on Monday set the stage for a full takeover of its banking system. Now, Barack Obama is trying to figure out how to shore up this nation’s banking industry as its crisis snowballs. >

Basics: In ‘Geek Chic’ and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science — NYT > Politics 1/20/2009
Some scientists say that now is the time to tackle the problem of attracting more women into the fold, and keeping them once they are there. >