Ex-Advisor: Bush Never Recovered From Hurricane Katrina

Matthew Dowd, chief strategist for the 2004 presidential campaign - "The president broke his bond with the public. Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American public. State of the Union addresses? It didn't matter. Legislative initiatives? It didn't matter. P.R.? It didn't matter. Travel? It didn't matter."

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David Latt: Cheney Taunts Bush, Pardon Me or Else

There are those who see the vice president's admission as part of a strategy to force the president to pardon him and all those named in the Senate Report: Rumsfeld, Meyers, and Rice. If Bush doesn't pardon them, they will certainly be pursued by those in the new administration who will not let-bygones-be-bygone.

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Online Journalists Jailed More than Any Other Medium

Reflecting the rising influence of online reporting and commentary, more Internet journalists are jailed worldwide today than journalists working in any other medium.

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Clinton named secretary of state

US President-elect Barack Obama has nominated his former rival Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state.

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Algae: The Biofuel Revolution

This is great news!The sustainable energy age has begun. It was recently announced that a company in Florida called Green Flight International (GFI) has plans to construct a $100-million, algae biofuel plant aimed at making fuel for the aviation industry as well as for ground-based transportation.

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The American Dream

Lady Liberty

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Obama’s Grandmother Dies

Senator Barack Obama’s grandmother, a central figure in his life who helped raise him during his teen-age years, died in Hawaii on Monday morning.

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GOP Group Head Calls Obama A "Muslim Socialist"

County and state GOP officials criticized the head of a New Mexico Republican women's group for calling Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama a "Muslim socialist" and stating that "Muslims are our enemies." Marcia Stirman, the head of the Republican Women of Otero County, will be asked to step down.

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McCain Urged Reagan To Meet Terror Grps Without PreCondition

In 1987, John McCain cast several votes in an attempt to force the Reagan administration to meet with RENAMO1, a guerrilla organization in Mozambique that State Department officials at the time described as a "terrorist group," 2 without requiring that the group meet any preconditions.

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Brzezinski: Powell Just Pwnd McCain-Palin

Former National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski tells the Huffington Post that Gen. Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama represents a "comprehensive indictment" of the McCain-Palin ticket.

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Colin Powell Is Ready To Endorse Obama

It now seems beyond doubt that Colin Powell will endorse Barack Obama and thereby hammer the final nail in the coffin of the Republican campaign to hold onto the White House.

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Bush Strategist: McCain Put Country At Risk With Palin

Finally, someone on the right said what the majority of educated people in this country knew.

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Obama Thanks McCain For Trying To Tone Down Rhetoric, McCain

Last night, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tried to correct some of his more, er, angry and scared supporters, ones who seem to buy into the ludicrous myth that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is some sort of Muslim Manchurian candidate.This morning in Philly, Obama thanked McCain.

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Obama Called "Traitor" AGAIN At McCain Rally Friday

McCain did nothing. Where Is The Civility Of Politics ?

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Inflammatory Republican rallies raise concerns

Shouts of "terrorist" and even accusations of "treason" aimed at Barack Obama have echoed around Republican rallies, whipped up into alarming, hate-filled frenzies against the Democratic White House hopeful. One banner in the crowd declared: "Go ahead, let the dogs out."

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Obama, McCain argue over war, taxes in 1st debate (AP)

Obama said his Republican rival has been a loyal supporter of the unpopular president, adding that the current economic crisis is "a final verdict on eight years of failed economic policies promoted by President Bush and supported by Sen. McCain."

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Haiti Gets Humanitarian Aid, Awaits Justice After Storm - Nation & World

Haiti Gets Humanitarian Aid, Awaits Justice After Storm - Nation & World

Kari Lundgren: My Catholic Faith Pushes Me To Obama

I realized that to be a good Catholic had nothing to do with being a good Republican. As a Catholic, I think Sen. Barack Obama is the best candidate for President of the United States. I say this not despite, but rather because of his nuanced position on abortion.

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Ed Koch Backs Obama Because Of "Scary Palin"

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, who endorsed and worked for George W. Bush in 2004, is endorsing Obama today, NY1 first reported.I asked Koch just now what prompted the move."The designation of Palin to be vice president," he said. "She's scary."

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900,000 evacuated as Ike rips into Cuba

Waves as high as 50 feet batter parts of Cuba. At least 1,000 homes damaged or destroyed. Tropical storm warning issued in for Florida Keys. Hurricane Ike downgraded to Category 2 storm.

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The Politics of Hurricane Gustav

Katrina was a natural disaster that turned into a political one for the Bush administration. Gustav, now on course for the Gulf Coast almost three years to the day since that hurricane struck, could offer the chance for redemption or point-scoring in the presidential campaign. Fumble the response again and the Democrats will pounce

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Hillary Clinton At The DNC This Is Barack Obama's Convention

The New York senator was quick to put Republican John McCain in her sights, saying the de facto GOP nominee was running ads using her words to try to divide the Democrats.Clinton's response: "I'm Hillary Clinton, and I do not approve that message."

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Obama Asks DOJ To Block Terrorist Ad, Investigate Donors

The Politico has the story that Barack Obama has appealed to the Department of Justice in his efforts to fight a Republican billionares ads that connect the Democratic candidate to foreign and domestic terrorists:

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Claudy Gassant, Top Haiti Prosecutor Resigns

In the name of " Justice "

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Pope Urges Christians to Fight Against Racism

Pope Benedict XVI has urged Christians to help society combat intolerance to foreigners amid a row over criticism of the government by Roman Catholics. An article in the country's biggest circulation Catholic weekly magazine criticised the government's crackdown on illegal immigrants.

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Editorial: Mr. Mukasey in Denial

Justice In America !!!

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Bill Clinton: I dont think African-American Anger Will Last

Seven years ago, amid much mutual warmth, Bill Clinton opened an office in Harlem. Today, unhappiness about the ex-president is easy to find.

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Rumor Solved: Physicists Did Not Flip-Flop on Global Warming

Claims are floating around the blogosphere that the American Physical Society, the leading professional organization for physicists, has reversed its position on global warming. But on its website, the APS has reaffirmed that it supports the consensus view that human-caused greenhouse gas emissions are warming the planet.

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New Yorker Satarical Coverage of Obama as terrorist

"The New Yorker may think, as one of their staff explained to us, that their cover is a satirical lampoon of the caricature Senator Obama's right-wing critics have tried to create," said Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton. "But most readers will see it as tasteless and offensive. And we agree

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Black Art

journey to Beloved

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In Unity, N.H., Clinton and Obama Set New Tone

It was a day of choreographed harmony for Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton at an outdoor rally Friday.

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Tsvangirai quits election race

AFRICA for AFRICAN !!!!

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Obama tells black fathers to engage their children

"They have abandoned their responsibilities, acting like boys instead of men. And the foundations of our families are weaker because of it," said the Democratic presidential candidate.

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Scientology: The Cult Of Greed.

Time Magazine's cover story of 1991 confirming Scientology's status as a CULT!

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Clint Eastwood: Spike Lee Should "Shut His Face"

Clint Eastwood has advised rival film director Spike Lee to "shut his face" after the African-American complained about the racial make-up of Eastwood's films.

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Head of Obama’s Vice Presidential Search Resigns

Oprah Winfrey for VP !!!

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America's Democratic Collapse

In a dramatic speech, Chris Hedges warns that the nation is on the verge of becoming a full-blown corporate state.

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Harlem’s Bloody Past Is Reluctantly Revisited

The Good, BAD and the Ugly

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Do Illegal Aliens Have Rights?

Do illegal aliens have rights to basic services? Will local regulation herd them all into massive “sanctuary cities?

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Thousands flee China quake area over flood fears

Thousands of Chinese earthquake victims fled areas near the epicenter Saturday, fearful of potential floods from a river blocked by landslides

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Seeds of Destruction

The Clintons should be ashamed of themselves for deliberately trying to wreck the presidential prospects of their party’s likely nominee.

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What Darwin Saw Out Back

The New York Botanical Garden is replicating his work and experiments in a stunning, multipart exhibition called “Darwin’s Garden: An Evolutionary Adventure.”Erzulie la flambeau : " Survival of the Fittest "

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Riots, instability spread as food prices skyrocket

Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world's attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday.

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