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Mike Huckabee - His books

After his surprisingly successful bid for the republican nomination for president many people are wondering just what Mike Huckabee stands for... Well those people are in luck because Mike Huckabee has...

17 comments    politics religion diet
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Ron Paul The Overlooked Republican Presidential Candidate

Among the numerous candidates currently running for president the most overlooked candidate is a Republican Congressman from Texas named Ron Paul. Ron Paul is a medical doctor by training and...

10 comments    politics taxes conservative
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US History - Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has been likely one of the most politically and socially active First Ladies in US History (1983 - 2000) since Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Clinton was active in the same ways as an indidivual before 1983, before Bill Clinton, and after her time in the White House as well...

14 comments    education politics history
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It's Election Day—Have You Voted Yet?

Have you voted today? It's Election Day! If you think your vote doesn't matter, read this non-partisan hub and then just do it!

0 comments    women politics history
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Why Barack Obama Won the Presidential Election

There's a very simple, clear reason why Barack Obama won the 2008 Presidential election. The majority of America voted...

7 comments    politics religion reviews
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Why Are US Voters So Nasty About Candidates

In a very recent forum post one Hubber, who has been involved in work in politics, vented about how nasty it is that perfectly nice people running for office face so many rotten remarks and criticism. She...

7 comments    politics elections politicians
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Why The Left Fears Sarah Palin

  Many people probably thought Sarah Palin would disappear from the political landscape after the 2008 elections. It s obvious the Left would like to see just that. Palin has become the leading candidate for...

1 comment    politics republican sarah palin
Repeat after me: "She's qualified...she's qualified..."53

McCain "Plays" the Base

"Straight-talking" Republican presidential candidate John McCain's coyly-executed Sarah Palin vice-presidential "roll-out" strategy seems ever-growing in its crassness. But its success would amount to an...

0 comments    politics media john mccain
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Fear Of A Black President

When I think about the fact that one of our major political parties will soon officially nominate a black man for the highest office in the land, I realize that in some respects, we as a nation have come a...

0 comments    obama prejudice ignorant people
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Election 2008: Forget Hallowe'en -- Beware November 4!

I'm forgoing my usual verbosity in order to share something short but not sweet. This goes out to concerned U.S. voters and the planet that worries about them: The fix may already be in. Here's what can be done about that.

13 comments    advice politics election
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