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Obama administration looks at human trafficking
Hillary Clinton wrote an op-ed piece in the Washington Post today regarding human trafficking and the Trafficking in Persons Report 2009, which was released by the US Dept of State last week ::
Twenty-year-old Oxana Rantchev left her home in Russia in 2001 for what she believed was a job as a translator in Cyprus. A [...]
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The Faith of Barack Obama
I finished reading Stephen Mansfield’s (author of The Faith of George W. Bush) latest book, The Faith of Obama last week. In my opinion, it’s a great, well-balanced look at the 2008 Democratic Presidential Nominee, Barack Obama.
While Mansfield has said himself that he’s not a fan of Obama’s politics, he argues that there’s much more [...]
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Ron Paul ends his campaign
June 12, 2008 – Ron Paul has ended his campaign for President in 2008. Guess he wanted to out last Hillary on the campaign trail.
Still wish things had gone better for him. He was my next pick behind Mike Huckabee.
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There can only be one
Had to share this one…
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Kenyan leaders say Clinton should pay up – in cattle
From NPR:
It appears that the photo which appeared on the Web the other day of Barack Obama in traditional Somali grab has angered some Kenyan elders.
Reuters reports that they may impose a fine on U.S. presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, payable in livestock, after a photo of Obama in robes “dragged their people” into the race [...]
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Hillary’s new TV ad
Hillary has a new TV ad out… reminds me a certain one a Senator from Texas did….
So much for being against fear mongering.
update: NPR also shares this ad:
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Advice to Obama
Karl Rove offers this advice to Barack Obama:
If she (Hillary) wins the nomination it will be because her rivals – namely you – were weak when you confronted her and could not look her in the eye when you did. She is beatable but you have to raise your game. Iowa is your great chance [...]
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Candidates debate Social Security
Barack Obama wants to tax the wealthy, those over $200,000, to help improve Social Security. Sucks for the wealthy – but sure sounds good to the middle class (like myself) or the poor. Other Democratic candidates say they back that idea. But Hillary Clinton won’t address her plans publicly. She said she won’t address or [...]
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Mission Accomplished
From the Barack Obama campaign:
I’m leaving the Tonight Show studio and I wanted to share something.
Jay Leno just asked if it bothers me that some of the Washington pundits are declaring Hillary Clinton the winner of this election before a single vote has been cast.
I’ll tell you what I told him: Hillary is not the [...]
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re: Third party candidates for conservatives
Here’s more from Dallasblog on Dobson’s threat last week…
Tara Ross writes:
Late last week, evangelical leader James Dobson upped the ante in the contest for the Republican presidential nomination. In a New York Times editorial, he confirmed that he and other pro-family leaders will vote for a third-party candidate if the Republican nominee is not pro-life. [...]
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