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Our Democracy in Action… (or perhaps better alternatively entitled) Memories of Miami-Dade

Posted on December 30, 2008 by murrayw

This is obviously worth watching for its entertainment value alone. I was trying to figure out who was who and follow the arguments. What I would like to know is whether the Franken and Coleman camps ever argued (even a … Continue reading →

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Chip in a small amount to buy some federal land and free Tim DeChristopher from jail!

Posted on December 26, 2008 by murrayw

A college student, apparently acting on his own, has for the time being, at least, prevented the sale of 149,000 acres of federal park lands in Utah. The Salt Lake Tribune reports: [W]ielding only a bidder’s paddle, a University of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Morning, 2008– “The Birds of St. Marks”

Posted on December 25, 2008 by murrayw
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Exclusive: Cheney’s admissions to the CIA leak prosecutor and FBI

Posted on December 23, 2008 by murrayw

Vice President Dick Cheney, according to a still-highly confidential FBI report, admitted to federal investigators that he rewrote talking points for the press in July 2003 that made it much more likely that the role of then-covert CIA-officer Valerie Plame … Continue reading →

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An American Hero

Posted on December 14, 2008 by murrayw
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An American Hero

Posted on December 8, 2008 by murrayw
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Daschle as Health and Human Services Secretary

Posted on November 19, 2008 by murrayw

Roll Call is reporting that President-elect Barack Obama has offered Tom Daschle the job as Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Daschle has accepted. Meanwhile, the Hill has this really exceptional story about the conservative blogosphere: Conservative groups are … Continue reading →

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“She Has Gone Home….”

Posted on November 3, 2008 by murrayw

In the closing days of the campaign– like most other people who follow politics– I have given thought to things like whether Barack Obama or John McCain is going to win Colorado, who will serve in the next President’s cabinet, … Continue reading →

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Executive Director of Group that Produced Rev. Wright television ads worked on the infamous Clinton Chronicles

Posted on November 3, 2008 by murrayw

So who put together that last minute national television buy of those advertisements featuring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? As it turns out, Scott Wheeler, the executive director of the National Republican Trust PAC, the group which paid for and produced … Continue reading →

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Cheney endorses John McCain…. and McCain runs away from it or half repudiates it?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by murrayw

This from a New York Times story after Obama makes the endorsement a campaign issue: A spokesman for the McCain campaign issued a statement responding to Mr. Obama’s remarks, reminding voters that it was Mr. McCain who had opposed the … Continue reading →

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