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Factcheck.org: Obama’s stem cell ads inaccurate

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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An advertisement run by Barack Obama saying that John McCain “stood in the way” of stem cell research has been easily denounced as false by factcheck.org.  In fact, McCain has long raised eyebrows among social conservatives by voting for embryonic stem cell research, while remaining pro-life by opposing abortion. LifeNews.com [...]

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Is a Bristol Palin wedding in the works?

Monday, September 29, 2008

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There are apparently some rumors going around that Sarah Palin’s daughter Bristol is about to get married to Levi Johnston after she turns 18 in October.  This doesn’t seem to have really hit the mainstream media yet, but it does make sense to do this sooner rather than later… There is already some urgency to the [...]

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McCain suspends campaign, while Obama plays politics and risks alienating voters

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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Apparently, Barack Obama feels his campaign is more important than his work in the United State Senate at this critical time in American history. With our economy on the verge of collapse, and the Congress frozen in deadlock, Senator McCain announced today that he was suspending his campaign and returning to Washington to tackle [...]

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BREAKING: McCain suspends campaign

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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John McCain has suspended his Presidential campaign this afternoon as he returns to Washington to work on the current economic crisis. The McCain camp is pushing for a delay to Friday’s scheduled debate, but the Obama folks are not buying in yet. President Bush may address the nation tonight on the state of the [...]

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Obama leads by small margin in New York

Sunday, September 21, 2008

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In further evidence that this isn’t your normal election year, Democrat Barack Obama has a shocking small 5% lead in New York state. That’s according to a survey released last week by Siena College. The poll gives Obama the support of 46% of the Empire State’s voters. That compares with 41% for [...]

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Franken crafts SNL skit that slams McCain

Sunday, September 21, 2008

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Al Franken, the former “Saturday Night Live” actor and writer who is now running for a U.S. Senate seat in Minnesota, helped to craft the opening sketch from last night’s episode of SNL. Franken didn’t actually write the material, but apparently he called current SNL head writer Seth Meyers and pitched him the basic [...]

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McCain can’t use a Blackberry - so what?

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Recently exaggerated reports that McCain invented the Blackberry during his time on the Senate Commerce Subcommittee are obviously absurd - a poorly phased, off-the-cuff remark by an unwary staffer.  All told, he probably deserved the same credit as Al Gore for creating conditions that were favorable to the introduction of revolutionary technology - but certainly [...]

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Paul and Goldwater on ballot in Louisiana

Monday, September 8, 2008

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Ron Paul will appear on the ballot in Louisiana as a Presidential candidate this November, despite never expressing an interest in doing so. It seems that there are a few states where a candidate can be placed on the ballot for President or Vice-President entirely by the actions of supporters. Meaning, a person [...]

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STUNNING: McCain leads by 10%

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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A new poll from USA Today shows Senator John McCain and his running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, getting a huge bump from the Republican National Convention. In the new poll, taken Friday through Sunday, McCain leads Obama by a margin of 54% to 44% among those most likely to vote. The survey was [...]

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McCain/Palin lead in latest Zogby poll

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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The Republican ticket of John McCain and Sarah Palin is leading Democrats Obama and Biden by about 4% in the latest Zogby poll, released yesterday. The survey was conducted at the end of this week, following the Republican National Convention and it included 2,312 likely voters. Last week’s survey had McCain/Palin with 47.1% to Obama/Biden’s [...]

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