Blago for Senate Majority Leader
1 7 09 Blago for Senate Majority Leader By Mary Lyon There! I said it. Yes. I know embattled and ethically - well, um - relaxed Illinois Governor ...
1 7 09 Blago for Senate Majority Leader By Mary Lyon There! I said it. Yes. I know embattled and ethically - well, um - relaxed Illinois Governor ...
That huge sucking sound you hear is Republicans trying to control their laughter. The two groups duking it out over education are largely within the Democratic Party.
Gone are the days when independent voting was the province of the "conservative white male." It's estimated that more than 20% of the independents who voted for Obama are people of color.
Michael Connell now joins such critical players as Paul Wellstone, John Tower, JFK, Jr., and many more critical public figures who have died in small plane crashes at questionable moments.
To those who are already planning for the 2012 elections: if challenged by a reporter to back up your claims, simply say, "The issue isn't about facts. It's about starting a necessary discussion."
For the first time in 44 years, the state of Indiana voted for a Democrat for President. While we know about the massive coordinated Obama campaign vo...
Tonight, as Americans have decided they would prefer Obama to McCain as their next president there is a sigh of relief, and disbelief, in many quarters in the Middle East, including in Iran.
There is no way to understand President elect Obama's victory as anything less than the start of not just a monumental political change but a spiritual revolution as well.
On Friday the Board may take action on those ballots which could determine the outcome of Minnesota's very close US Senate race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman.
"Obamanos" is a bit of political Spanglish seen on bumper stickers in states with large Hispanic populations that translates -- in essence, not literally -- to "let's go Obama."
In selecting his team, Obama should look to future opportunities -- to how he can help solve the critical problems of the nation and the world -- and not to past obligations.
Here is a collection of my posts and videos from this historic week: Obama Wins: Why All Americans Have a Reason to Celebrate Watch: Election Night Reactions: Arianna Talks With Norman Lear, Laurie David, Marty Kaplan And Madelaine Lear Tuesday's Second Biggest Winner: Democracy The Winners and Losers of Campaign '08 Watch: Arianna on BBC Newsnight Discussing Obama's Win I'm Ready to Declare a Winner in the 2008 Race: the Internet
Thank you Barack Obama. Thank you for four years ago making me say out-loud, "Why can't he be our candidate?" Thank you for blowing away the ether of complacency.
Obama's win hardly puts an end to this system of racism, but it's still momentous, because it shows us a way forward, a way to reduce if not eliminate racial injustice and inequality.
Here are some comments I gathered on what Obama's victory means for America's image in the world, from thinkers such as Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Tariq Ramadan, and Garry Kasparov.
To remind people of the absurdity that dictates who makes the most important decisions on earth, this week I am publishing my emails from the time I spent in Iowa last winter while making a video about the caucus process.
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Can someone PLEASE explain why there're no full results yet for Missouri and North Carolina, even though they've been showing as '100% counted' for nearly 24 hours? It seems clear that Missouri went to McCain and North Carolina went to Obama, but why don't they just say so, already?!
Happy. Relieved. Excited. Proud. Exhausted. Hopeful. Grateful. Thankful. Energized. Too many more than can be expressed in words.
BOTTOM RAIL, TOP THIS TIME!!
As a Scotsman - I feel as good today, as the day Margaret Thatcher was defeated in the UK!
The American electorate have done a service to the world - You have elected a STATESMAN to your highest office.
Congratulations -- I only wish I could have voted too!
we voted for you, Scotsman!
What a wonderful world!