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Philadelphia Elections 2008

Obama really can't stand to suck at anything

Somewhere between the economic crisis, a major Cabinet secretary under fire and congressional resistance toward his agenda, President Obama has...
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Watermelons on the White House lawn

Watermelons on the White House Lawn I do not fell the need to address every instance of racism, however some issues require a frank and honest...
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FAIL: Obama could dispense with politics for next Commerce pick

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  • February 13, 2009
New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg's withdrawal as Commerce Secretary yesterday is added proof that, much like Mideast peace, bipartisanship is way...
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Don't expect an Obama overhaul of the Supreme Court

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  • February 6, 2009
News that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has had surgery for pancreatic cancer is igniting one of the less seemly Beltway parlor games: SCOTUS Death...
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Philly's broke. Where are the 10,000 men?

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  • January 30, 2009
President Obama's call for volunteerism is timely since government institutions are bleeding dry all over. And that makes us wonder: Whatever...
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Like it or not, Hillary and Barack, the U.S. owns Iraq

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  • January 13, 2009
Do Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton know something about Iraq we don't?Secretary of State-designate Clinton told a congressional panel today that...
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A solution for the Ill. Senate seat conundrum

The U.S. Senate has rejected Roland Burris, disgraced Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's pick to replace Barack Obama. Minnesota's Al Franken won't be...
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GOP dinosaurs really know how to go out in style

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  • December 29, 2008
Change is coming to the Republican Party, as this year's elections proved. But some members of the Grumpy Old Party refuse to go gently, making...
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Memo from Cleveland: It does so rock here

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  • December 20, 2008
Through no fault of my own I am in Cleveland, where a big story is rocking this town. Rod Blagojevich? Nope. The drug arrest of Bristol Palin's...
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Blagojevich needs a good lawyer -- and a shrink

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  • December 9, 2008
When Ilinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich challenged the feds to wiretap him in a semi-nonsensical rant yesterday, it reminded me of the scene in "I...
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