Tag: politics
group name: soundingboard
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February 04, 2008 10:53 AM EST --
Tomorrow I will be voting in the primaries. I hope it doesn't rain, because my son and I plan to walk to our polling place on the campus of Belmont University, which will host a Presidential . . . more
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June 27, 2008 09:28 AM EDT --
Air France-KLM fined $350 million
Thursday 26 June 2008
French-Dutch airline company Air France-KLM was ordered by the US Justice Department to pay $350 million for fixing air cargo prices . . . more
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February 21, 2008 10:44 AM EST --
This morning, John McCain's wife stood next to him at the podium while he answered questions about reports of a relationship with and special treatment of a female Washington lobbyist. . . . more
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July 12, 2008 08:51 AM EDT --
Earlier this morning I was reading about the financial industry. Its a bit hard to miss articles about this in view of the mortgage crisis and, last night, the government seizure of IndyMac. Some . . . more
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February 10, 2008 05:49 PM EST --
Barack Obama is doing well enough that many folks are talking about the possibility of electing our first Black President. But is Barack really Black? He is certainly an African American in the . . . more
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April 06, 2008 03:16 PM EDT --
Did you know...
1. John McCain voted against establishing a national holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Now he says his position has "evolved," yet he's continued . . . more
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April 15, 2008 11:57 AM EDT --
On Friday, George Bush told ABC News he personally approved of the approval for torture - including waterboarding - that was given by Dick Cheney , Condoleeza Rice , Donald Rumsfeld . . . more
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April 22, 2008 02:20 PM EDT --
Today I heard on the news that the U.S. is now being called the "richest third world country" in terms of healthcare and longevity. We have the most expensive medical care here of any country. . . . more
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May 04, 2008 02:58 PM EDT --
We've heard over and over about the outrageous comments and sermons of Rev. Wright , Obama's former pastor. Why don't we hear much about the even more outrageous and controversial comments . . . more
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May 28, 2008 10:58 AM EDT --
If you haven't heard the news, former Bush aide, Scott McClellan has spilled the beans in a new book entitled " What Happened ". He tells of the lies and deceit that led us into the Iraq . . . more
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July 22, 2008 11:12 AM EDT --
When John McCain was stationed on the USS Forrestal as a Navy fighter pilot during the Vietnam conflict, he had a reputation as a “hot-dogger.” An incident on the Forrestal, about three months before . . . more
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March 13, 2008 09:16 PM EDT --
Were any of you as shocked as I was that Boeing did not get the $35 billion contract from the Pentagon? Well, did you know that John McCain played a crucial role in assuring that the contract . . . more
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July 05, 2008 12:45 AM EDT --
Nascar is one of America great past times but to be an offical black and women means that you will confront raw in your face racism. There is pending a 224 million dollar law suit aganist though . . . more
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February 05, 2008 06:55 PM EST --
"How do you feel about Mitt Romney?" a Republican friend asked me the other day. "I don't trust him", I said. "Why?" she wanted to know. Here is what I told her. . . . more
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January 25, 2008 12:57 PM EST --
I have read many articles since I have joined Gather giving many views on the Politicle climate of our country today.
Many of them have been on the economic down fall that this country is in and facing . . . more
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December 29, 2007 11:33 PM EST --
My husband and I have been doing some research regarding the primary candidates (Democrats and Republicans). What we have found is that only ONE candidate is NOT accepting campaign contributions . . . more
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April 06, 2008 03:38 PM EDT --
The New York Sun is reporting that some well-known Republicans are endorsing Obama because of his opposition to the Iraq war. The endorsers include a former senator of Rhode Island . . . more
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June 06, 2008 02:41 PM EDT --
McCain is often presented to us as a man who is principled and who stands his ground and doesn't flip-flop on issues. Check these out...
* McCain pledged in February 2008 that he . . . more
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May 09, 2008 04:02 PM EDT --
I was following the news a bit today and it was looking like every hour or two a super was going in the Obama column despite some of Clintons' most outrageous claims to date recently. All this was . . . more
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January 07, 2008 11:16 AM EST --
On the road to New Hampshire and Election '08, a sharp economic populism is in the air in a way it hasn't been since long before Ronald Reagan. The idea that the rich are getting richer unfairly . . . more
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