latimes.com - 11/10/2008
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Reporting from deep red South Carolina the day after the election, Anne Hull of the Washington Post wrote: "On the road, cars still had South Carolina license tags that said 'In God We Trust.' The utility pole on U.S. 29 was still tacked with the 'Jesus Saves' sign. ... The textile mills were ...
latimes.com - 11/11/2008
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latimes.com —
Republicans: An article in Sunday's Opinion pages erred
in saying there is no longer "a single Republican
lawmaker" from New England. It should have said the region has no Republican members of the House. Maine's two senators are Republicans. — In ...
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The GOP's deep hole - Los Angeles Times
realclearpolitics.com - 11/10/2008
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realclearpolitics.com —
November 06, 2008 Don't You Think The Hole
Is About Deep Enough? By Marsha Blackburn The core
lyric of my favorite country song is "When you're in a hole, stop diggin'." That also sums up the message voters have given Republicans. Tuesday night, our ...
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Which way forward for the GOP?
Pundit Review —
... Before the GOP figures out where they need to go, they need to take a long look at where they stand today. The electorate is changing and the party needs to acknowledge that. They have become a regional, rural party dominated by older white voters . Some think the party needs to go right, become more conservative and focus on the core social and moral issues that have defined the party for the past quarter century. I try to make the arguement that the party needs to open up, to accept those who agree with them 75% of the time. Politics is not a debating society where the ...
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Daily Kos —
... We're witnessing a disturbing trend for my political party of choice, and that trend manifested itself in a significant way this past Tuesday. It seems that every demographic is trending away from the Republicans except for white men. That has been a very reliable demographic for Republicans, yet in Virginia, my current state of residence and a historically reliable red state, that group favored John McCain over Barack Obama by only a 50-48 margin. Norm Orenstein: You ain't kidding, JC. In the most immediate analysis, this ...
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latimes.com 10/28/2008 — Discuss Article There's an old saying: The oldest word in American politics is "new." Only in that sense is there anything new to Barack Obama. Obama prefers the word "progressive" to "liberal" because it makes it sound like he's shedding old liberal ...
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eschatonblog.com 11/24/2008 — Damn those unions for destroying Citigroup!!!
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article.nationalreview.com 10/30/2008 — Even if you accept for argument s sake the bunk about honoring the source s supposed wishes, the newspaper wouldn t need to release the tape in order to give us a more comprehensive account of what happened that evening. So it s not that the Times is ...
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talkingpointsmemo.com 10/30/2008 — From TPM Reader BM ...
Obama can go on TV for 30 minutes and not mention John McCain even once.
No way would the reverse be true.
Los Angeles Times: Barack Obama for president
latimes.com 10/17/2008 — Endorsement Barack Obama for president 11:01 AM PDT, October 17, 2008 It is inherent in the American character to aspire to greatness, so it can be disorienting when the nation stumbles or loses confidence in bedrock principles or institutions. That's ...
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Reuters: Politics 11/9/2008
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The U.S. administration of President George W. Bush is keeping President-elect Barack Obama's economic team "up to speed" on what will be discussed at next weekend's G20 financial summit in Washington, a U.S. Treasury official ...
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Reuters: Politics 11/10/2008
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The U.S. administration of President George W. Bush is keeping President-elect Barack Obama's economic team "up to speed" on what will be discussed at next weekend's G20 financial summit in Washington, a U.S. Treasury official ...
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Wash Post Obama Administration 11/10/2008
As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to fill top positions for his incoming government, he faces a stubborn reality: Some of the key individuals he will rely upon to tackle the country's most serious challenges are holdovers from the current ...
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