belgraviadispatch.com - 11/4/2008
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“ The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them .”
--Albert Einstein
We face tomorrow what could prove the most consequential Presidential election of our lifetimes. I will be supporting Barack Obama, for reasons I ...
corner.nationalreview.com - 11/5/2008
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corner.nationalreview.com —
Now back to the real world. It's traditional
that a new president get a honeymoon of some...
indefinite length. It's also traditional for Republicans (and many conservatives) to act as Charlie Brown to Lucy with the football. Obama will get the most ...
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Fight
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/3/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
On a spectacular September morning more than seven
years ago, our world changed. I remain one of...
those who believe that that day remains indelible, and its lesson unforgettable. The civilized democratic world came under attack from a small ...
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Barack Obama For President
jpost.com - 11/1/2008
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jpost.com —
The head of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency
said Friday that Iran was not far from attaining...
the means to use missiles against all of Europe and against the US in five to six years, Israel Radio reported. Lt. Gen. Henry A. Obering III was ...
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Pentagon official: Iran will soon be able to attack ...
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The Obama Imperative
Newshoggers.com —
... Gregory Djerejian has composed a monster post on Election Eve that I would recommend to any and all to read. I'll give you two extended quotes as teasers: ...
"Change Is In The Air"
THE CUNNING REALIST —
A worthwhile read on where we are, and where we might be going.
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corner.nationalreview.com 10/21/2008 — [(E) signifies English link]
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Former Islamic Republic foreign minister Ebrahim Yazdi: "One of my grandchildren is active in the [U.S. presidential candidate] Obama campaign and asked me to meet Obama, but since I did not consider a ...
On The Clinton Appointment: More Facts, Less Drama, Please!
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corner.nationalreview.com 11/3/2008 — In the end this campaign could have been a clear-cut and honest choice between two world views, unapologetically expressed. I think with McCain his conservative/centrist views and 30-year public life were pretty well known to the public. Like it or ...
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org 11/20/2008 —
Ross Douthat forecasts Barack Obama’s political strategy :
Even with the GOP brand in the toilet, Republicans are still trusted as much or more than Dems on foreign policy, mostly for somewhat nebulous “toughness” reasons. So ...
The Coming McCain Military Draft
juancole.com 11/3/2008 — There has been almost no discussion in the press about the broader implications of John McCain's military policies. McCain wants to keep a large military contingent in Iraq for some years to come. He agrees that more US troops should be sent to ...
Nader Hoping To Bring In His Most Votes Ever —
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While the two major-party presidential candidates were traveling the country with huge media entourages on the final day of the campaign, Ralph Nader stayed in his Washington headquarters giving interviews by telephone and complaining about being ...
Obama leads McCain in 6 of 8 key states —
Reuters: Politics 11/4/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrat Barack Obama leads Republican John McCain in six of eight key battleground states one day before the U.S. election, including the big prizes of Florida and Ohio, according to a series of Reuters/Zogby polls released on ...
Obama mourns grandmother on election eve —
Reuters: Politics 11/4/2008
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A subdued Barack Obama on Monday mourned his grandmother as a "quiet hero" who helped raise him, telling a campaign rally that her death had made the final night of his White House campaign "bittersweet."
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