the chorus of derision john edwards has provided fodder for in the lead up to the two national conventions is quite extraordinary considering the obvious phoniness that the candidate has provided all along. the two americas theme lost any resonance for the politically savvy when the play station gaffe did its rounds. whatever spin joe trippi could counter with about the haircut fiasco it already s...
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when the bridge to nowhere was everywhere in the news two years ago americans for prosperity hit the road on an ending earmarks express tour.the most powerful report from afps journey came in ketchikan alaska when the group revealed in a twominute video just how foolish .........
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everyone in the virginia blog world knows that lowell feld and josh chernilla of raising kaine are paid or have been paid by democratic operatives to write what they write. same with jon henke qando and certain republicans. to me knowing that fact gives their views a .........
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at last weeks personal democracy forum one of the events i missed was the launch of a coalition called internetfo reveryone. org. im skeptical of the organization and while i admit im not really sure what its all about therein lies part of my skepticism. its very easy to agree that internet access should be as widely available as possible. however the policy details are not so easily agreed upon. bu...
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danny glover takes issue with my besmirching of empty resolutions by calling this resolution the most significant in my lifetime. bah...... .
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everyone is sounding like a beltway insiderlee gomes argues that the internet has turned garden variety political junkies into virtual beltway insiders. while all good reporters have their own sources they also share the same daily reading list. most start with the big national papers though you can skip those and head right for a site like mr. kleins the note at abcnews.com and first read via msn...
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