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The Relent(less/ing) Renegade: How Sarah Palin’s Unprecedented Career Move will Shape her Political Future

    I read an article about Sarah Palin in Time Magazine a few days ago, referring to her as a renegade.  I began to ponder what that actually meant, and what impact this style of philosophy could have on...

1 comment    politics president republican
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Reviewing Renegade, by Richard Wolffe, Barack Obama's Rise to the Presidency

  Renegade: The Making of a President, by Richard Wolffe Crown Publishers copyright 2009 356 pages     Frankly, I wanted more. Richard Wolffe’s Renegade is a fun read for anybody who...

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Photo © Sam Kittner/Newseum72

Welcome to the Newseum

Photo © Sam Kittner/Newseum The Newseum was introduced to Washington, D.C. on April 11, 2008. On that day alone, over 10,000 visitors came out to show their support for the new, glass monstrosity towering...

0 comments    obama news journalism
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Obama Caravan 1

The 0bama caravan marched on - Yes we can! Yes we can! The primary battle was tough but not much bother For who can withstand 0bama's smother? Yet there she stood, The greatest and...

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Barack Obama and Montana Presidential Election History

Barack Obama lost to John McCain in Montana by a margin of 2.26%. McCain won the state with less than 50% of the vote. Montana is one of the those reliable blue states for the republicans. How did Obama do...

2 comments    politics obama elections
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The 2008 Election: Change or Trend

  The 2008 presidential election is frequently referred to as historic. There is no doubt that is a valid assessment. The national numbers reinforce that. A record number of Americans voted in the 2008...

0 comments    politics obama barack obama
President Barack Obama65

Reasons Why Barack Obama Won The Presidential Election of 2008

Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election by a 2 to 1 margin, which raises the question: "how was this relatively inexperienced politician from Illinois able to defeat a seasoned veteran like John...

1 comment    barack obama president sarah palin
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How Little Generation Y knows

It surprises me how little my generation knows about politics, those in the news, or anything in general that doesn't have to do with what Lauren Conrad or Paris Hilton are doing. Back when I was a junior in...

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Senator Spector49

Senator Specter After 29 Years as a Republican Switched to the Democratic Party

Senator Spector Senator Arlen Specter, a former republican from Pennsylvania called President Barack Obama the morning of April 28, 2009 to announce his decision to join the president's democratic party....

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Dear Mr. President

Dear Mr. President…Thank You! On November 4, 2008, I got up at 6:30am with a sense of responsibility, I felt that I had a duty as an American citizen to become a part of the "change" that my nation was...

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