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06 October 2008
Because we fought for them my daughters have cast paper ballots
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Harvey Wasserman
My daughters and I have cast paper ballots in the opening days of the 2008 presidential election. It was their first time voting in a presidential election.

That they have only voted with an African-American atop the...
04 October 2008
The war to promote terror
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Robert Koehler
The “necessary war” in Afghanistan, which both presidential candidates support — the one, you know, that’s really about terrorists and Osama and all — raises as many troubling questions about who we are as the other war we’re fighting and...
29 September 2008
Foreign policy debate all about war
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David Swanson
There was only one foreign policy asked about in Friday night's foreign policy debate: war and potential wars.

Obama began the debate by allowing McCain to get away with claiming the mantle of "accountability" on the issue of...
29 September 2008
Why the bailout vote may fail
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David Swanson
Today's vote on the Paulson Plunder Act of 2008 may fail. It should. You should help block it by phoning your representative right now at (202) 224-3121 and promising to vote for them in November only if they vote NO on this grand...
11 September 2008
Dubious praise for ‘The Daily Show’
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Norman Solomon
As corporate media coverage of the presidential race becomes even more notably stingy with intrepid journalism, the mainstream press enthusiasm for "The Daily Show" seems more cloying than ever.

The pattern is now a routine...
08 September 2008
Beyond the Conventions
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Norman Solomon
With varying degrees of confidence or even complacency, many people have assumed that the jig is almost up for the horrendous political era that began when George W. Bush became president. Always dubious, the assumption is now on very...

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