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By jwilkes - Monday, November 10th, 2008 at 12:47 AM
The rumors surrounding Barack Obama and Israel were aplenty during the primary campaign. There was, of course, the overriding falsehood that Obama is (or ever was) a madrassa-educated Muslim. Then there was the one about Obama’s overseas financial support. I even personally heard one that Obama had, and I quote, “40 members of Hamas w more...
By jwilkes - Sunday, November 9th, 2008 at 3:12 AM
If you’re looking at the Senate election map on any major news site and wondering why Georgia still hasn’t been declared for one candidate or the other, here’s a rundown.
Georgia election law requires that if no candidate garners more than 50% of the vote in the general election, the top two vote-getters head for a one-on-one m more...
By jwilkes - Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 2:44 AM
After November 4th, the new focus of the political world (or at least a major portion of it) is squarely on Senator Joe Lieberman, the man who went from the 2000 Democratic Party’s vice-presidential nominee, to an Independent rejected by the Democratic voters of his own state in the 2006 Connecticut Senate primary (though he agreed to caucu more...
By jwilkes - Friday, November 7th, 2008 at 12:47 PM
1. Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen) in The West Wing
Party: Democrat
With his encyclopedic knowledge, fierce nature, and kindly humor, Josiah Bartlet is the kind of character who makes you look at real life and shake your head. Josiah Bartlet, portrayed by Martin Sheen, knew how to work both sides of the aisle, to get things done that would help e more...
By jwilkes - Thursday, November 6th, 2008 at 4:42 PM
In a surprising turnaround, CNN is declaring Democrat Jeff Merkley the winner in the race for Oregon's Senate seat. The Senator-elect defeated incumbent Republican Gordon Smith, a member of the storied Udall political family (and to date, it's only Republican to serve in public office), who first took office following a victory in the 1996 el more...
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