Tag: obama
member name: Dave McGill
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February 04, 2008 08:18 PM EST --
"Détente" is a French word meaning a relaxing or easing.
During the seventies it also became an English word applicable to an international situation in which countries that had been . . .
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May 13, 2008 02:35 AM EDT --
What can one think of a state that has recently tolerated pictures of lynchings on the walls of its rural bars?
It seems there's a good reason why Obama doesn't expect to win in West Virginia . . .
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July 23, 2008 07:33 PM EDT --
On his current trip, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama seems to be doing a good job of persuading the world and - perhaps more importantly America - that he is, indeed, presidential material. . . .
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August 08, 2008 05:03 PM EDT --
If there has been one consistent theme in the contrarian articles it relates to the insidious influence of the massive amounts of money that have overwhelmed the political process. It has been argued, . . .
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May 01, 2009 08:01 PM EDT --
When was the last time you heard a politician put the welfare of the people ahead of the preservation of corporate profits? That may be exactly what Vice President Biden did when he said he was . . .
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May 03, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
Somebody's under the bus, that's for sure. But is it Obama or is it the entire GOP?
Obama's been ducking and weaving like an accomplished boxer, as the Clinton camp and some early Republican . . .
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September 11, 2008 02:40 AM EDT --
While controversy swirls around the now famous "lipstick-on-a-pig" comment by Barack Obama, it actually may not be the most serious non-issue issue in the campaign.
Two nights ago, the news . . .
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June 06, 2008 08:31 PM EDT --
The overriding issue in the forthcoming election is not the economy, even though the rise in today's announced unemployment rate represents the biggest jump since 1986. It's also not about . . .
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June 25, 2008 11:40 AM EDT --
The other day, the Bloomberg News channel reported that the futures market favored Barack Obama over John McCain by 63% to 33%. This represented the opinions, of course, of people who have actually put . . .
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August 28, 2008 12:51 AM EDT --
Despite the hoopla associated with the four-day infomercial known as the Democratic National Convention, and despite the roaring adulation that will be rolling around INVESCO Field tonight as 75,000 fans . . .
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October 25, 2009 04:01 AM EDT --
“From the little ACORN a mighty oak grows,” so states the old American proverb. And it seems that ACORN (The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) may just have . . .
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October 30, 2009 03:40 AM EDT --
The toast of Washington, D.C. is a woman.
She’s not a Senator, nor a Congresswoman, nor a jurist, nor even a member of the Obama administration. Furthermore, hers is not a household name. . . .
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September 24, 2009 04:51 PM EDT --
There’s little disagreement that healthcare costs in the United States currently amount to $2.5 trillion per year, or at least for this year.
The average annual cost of a family policy is now . . .
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June 27, 2009 06:48 PM EDT --
Some day, if we're lucky, we'll all be elderly. A few have suggested I might already be there. And, actually, they may have a point, because I felt a little uncomfortable listening to . . .
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September 15, 2009 01:48 PM EDT --
With respect to the ongoing search for savings within the healthcare industry, Medicare costs continue to represent the ultimate honey pot - and confusion seems to be the order of the day.
Yesterday’s . . .
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March 29, 2009 04:20 PM EDT --
No matter what your political affiliation is, you are likely to see both good and bad in President Obama's newly announced plans for Afghanistan. However, somewhat hidden below the . . .
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August 12, 2009 01:54 AM EDT --
Two months ago, all looked well for healthcare reform. It was a popular president’s highest priority. The public was solidly behind it and the entrenched interests assured us that they . . .
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August 16, 2009 11:00 PM EDT --
For those who have been anxious to learn what circumstances would constitute a victory in the Afghan campaign, an answer of sorts is at hand.
When asked, on Wednesday, how the administration would define . . .
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August 21, 2009 09:19 PM EDT --
Many Americans don’t know what to make of their new president. They’ve never seen one quite like him in their lifetimes.
He seems to have the unique idea that he represents all Americans . . .
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September 10, 2009 07:20 PM EDT --
John Q. Public, as a taxpayer, as a patient, and as just a plain old or young citizen, doesn’t stand a chance against the special interests.
Politicians are awash in oodles of contributions, are . . .
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