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Archive for October 14th, 2008
14 Oct
Played Like a Fool: Campaign Manager Cashes in on McCain’s Cold War Mentality
By Mark Ames and Ari Berman, The Nation. Posted October 14, 2008. He may talk tough about Russia, but John McCain’s advisers have advanced Putin’s imperial ambitions and made good money on the side. Over the course of the presidential campaign, John McCain has repeatedly emphasized his willingness to stand up to Russian Prime [...]
14 Oct
7-11 Store Poll Shows Big Obama Lead
Posted by Steven Rosenfeld at 12:10 PM on October 13, 2008. A poll at 7-11 convenience stores shows Obama at 59.68 percent and McCain at 40.32 percent. It may be as hard to find a believable poll as it is a good cup of coffee, but the 7-11 convenience store chain has been polling [...]
14 Oct
Obama Expands on Economic Plan, Emphasizes ‘J-O-B-S’
Posted by Steve Benen, Washington Monthly at 4:13 PM on October 13, 2008. Obama struck an optimistic yet pragmatic tone in a policy speech on the economy today. There were reports this morning that Obama was scheduled to give a “major” speech on the economy, but there have been plenty of “major” speeches, and [...]
14 Oct
McCain Makes the Case Against Himself
Posted by Faiz Shakir, Think Progress at 3:04 PM on October 13, 2008. Next President “won’t have the luxury of studying up on the issues.” During a campaign rally this afternoon, John McCain made this observation: The next President won’t have time to get used to the office. He won’t have the luxury of [...]
14 Oct
Too Much Presidential Power — We’ve Got to Address the ‘Unitary Executive’ Question
By Dana Nelson, LA Times. Posted October 14, 2008. What do McCain and Obama think of the concept? In answering Gwen Ifill’s question about vice presidential powers at last week’s debate, Joe Biden redirected attention to the still not very well known concept of the “unitary executive.” Biden charged that Dick Cheney had become “the [...]
