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Georgia Senate Runoff: Martin Aims To Bring Democrats One Step Closer To A Super-Majority

Atlanta Journal Constitution/HuffPost | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 12.02.2008 | Politics

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Today's runoff race for one of Georgia's US Senate seats is crucial for Democrats in their attempt to get a 60-vote, filibuster-proof majority. The A...

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On the Bus with Jim Martin, Georgia Candidate for Senate

Laura Packard | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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Laura Packard

If the measure of a person can best be taken in the quiet moments versus on stage, it's too bad this whole state doesn't get to ride on the bus. Because Jim Martin is unfailingly polite and thoughtful, even behind the scenes.

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Don't Tell William Langewiesche to "Have a Safe Flight" (and Other Ways to Avoid Self-Destruction in the War on Terror)

David Quigg | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

Langewiesche thinks we are probably too scared for a president to reason with us -- about terrorism, about our self-defeating wish for total safety. I'm not so sure.

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Jason Linkins

Polling Guru Silver Reflects On Right-Winger Curse Out

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics

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Over at FiveThirtyEight.com, Nate Silver digs down a little deeper into his recent awkward interview with John Ziegler, who had Zogby put a poll out i...

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Memo To David Plouffe

Ben Arnon | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

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Ben Arnon

Please, Mr. Plouffe, on behalf of the vast infrastructure of dedicated Democratic field organizers and community activists, go run the DNC.

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Hillary Clinton Accepts Obama's Offer?

Bart Motes | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

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Bart Motes

The Guardian is now reporting that Hillary Clinton will accept Obama's offer to become secretary of state. My immediate question was, what would Hillaryis44.org have to say?

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Playing Offense for the Employee Free Choice Act

Mary Beth Maxwell | Posted 11.17.2008 | Home

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Mary Beth Maxwell

This week, American Rights at Work launched a substantial nationwide television ad campaign. It emphasizes the fact that far too often, CEOs won't wil...

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Ten Chumps Who Helped Elect Barack Obama

Erik Ose | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

With the post-election analysis season almost over, it's worth taking one final look at some of the characters who ensured President-elect Obama would make it to the White House.

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Sarah, We'd Like to Miss You, but You Won't Go Away

Tom D'Antoni | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

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Tom D'Antoni

I mean, I like watching Republicans make fools of themselves as much as the next guy, something they have, thankfully, not ceased even for a split second, but why is it that all I see is Sarah Palin?

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Catholics Vote for Women's Health

Cecile Richards | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics

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Cecile Richards

In a poll commissioned by Planned Parenthood, Catholic voters' number-one response on family planning concerns were "too many unwanted children in America whose parents can't take care of them."

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Gay Marriage, Chickens, and How to Win

Elayne Boosler | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

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Elayne Boosler

To win the fight over Prop 8, and it's criminal that any American taxpayer has to fight for fundamental human rights in 2008, you have to show the opponents the advantages to them.

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Not Everyone in Europe Happy America Has Black President

Sean Jacobs | Posted 11.11.2008 | Politics

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Sean Jacobs

Though Europeans generally rejoiced in Barack Obama's election as 44th President of the US, a number of leading European lawmakers and journalists have made "foot-in-mouth comments."

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Scapegoating and Proposition 8

Paul Katz | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics

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Paul Katz

I acknowledge that I did little or next to nothing to help. The passage of Prop 8 has galvanized me, though, and I won't make the same mistake twice. I plan to participate now.

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McCain and the Clouseau Doctrine (The Fallibility of Infallibility)

David Quigg | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

The Clouseau Doctrine, enunciated in the The Pink Panther Strikes Again, as I understand it, is that a person needs to deny any fallibility whatsoever and pretend any errors are deliberate.

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Supposedly Safe GOP House Seat in CA Too Close To Call

Erik Ose | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Despite voting with George W. Bush 94.4% of the time, this fall Calvert distributed mailers without a single mention that he belonged to the Republican party, proclaiming himself "An Independent."

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The Tears Were Real; Palin Was A Pawn

James Rotondi | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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James Rotondi

Maybe I'm just a sucker, or perhaps some misplaced machismo makes me want to defend damsels in distress. but watching Sarah Palin tear up, I actually felt a twinge of sympathy.

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Jason Linkins

Robert Gibbs: A Cavalcade Of Highlights From The Election Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.06.2008 | Media

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Gibbs has proven to be an affable flack, and his overall temperament could go a long way toward healing the fissures between the Obama campaign and the press that arose from aloofness toward reporters.

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Rahm Emanuel: Obama Chief Of Staff (SLIDESHOW)

Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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Who is Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's Chief of Staff? Check out HuffPost's slideshow for more information and read HuffPost's Rahm Emanuel BigNews Page....

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Yes We Can, Said Barack Obama, And We Did

Erik Ose | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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Erik Ose

Obama's victory does not spell the end of racial disparity in America, but it is a ringing sign of progress, a triumph on the road to greater equality and realizing the Dream that Martin Luther King, Jr. revealed to us.

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Why We All Ought To Read The Book President-Elect Obama Has Been Reading

David Quigg | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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David Quigg

The second-best news I heard during these last few historic days didn't make tears stream like the moment Obama soared above 270, didn't cause me to g...

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Bush To Obama: "What An Awesome Night For You"

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — President Bush has called Barack Obama to congratulate him on winning the presidency. The two-term Republican president told the I...

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Kerry: "Tonight New Dreams Are Born"

CNN | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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Sen. John Kerry released the following statement in response to Sen. Barack Obama's victory: "Tonight we elected a President who has inspired a major...

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McCain Camp Mood: "Great Fight" ... "No Regrets"

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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MSNBC describes the mood in John McCain's villa: Senior staffers are gathering to spend time with Senator McCain at the "family villa" they are usin...

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ABC: McCain Doesn't Have A Map Without Ohio

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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George Stephanopoulos reports: ABC News has projected Barack Obama for Ohio. This is a big development -- the McCain campaign didn't have a map to...

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Election Results: HuffPost Liveblogging

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.04.2008 | Politics

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HuffPost's political reporting team live blogs the 2008 election results: ...

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