Swarthmore’s Representative Joe Sestak’s opponent in the upcoming election is starting to make noise:
Craig Williams, a Republican running for Congress against incumbent Joe Sestak (D-Pennsylvania), criticized the incumbent Thursday for opposing permanent extension of a law allowing warrantless wiretapping of perceived terrorist communications overseas…
Mr. Williams, a former federal prosecutor and Marine combat veteran from Concord [...]
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In recent months Hillary Clinton has rightly spoken out against unjust and unaccountable mercenary groups such as Blackwater, who in September’s Nisour Massacre murdered 17 innocent Iraqi civilians. Hillary believes in this so strongly that she is currently cosponsoring legislation in the Senate that would forbid the next president from using such dangerous guns-for-hire. [...]
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The Texas Democratic Party is warning that the Clinton campaign may sue over the state’s bizarre hybrid primary/caucus:
In a letter sent out late Thursday to both the Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns, Texas Democratic Party lawyer Chad Dunn warned a lawsuit could ruin the Democrats’ effort to re-energize voters just as they are turning out [...]
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This is very disturbing:
The Virginia Senate voted Wednesday to cut off state funding to Planned Parenthood of Virginia because it offers abortions, an action that could endanger hundreds of thousands of dollars in state aid for women’s health-care programs.
The Virginia Senate’s decision is a case of selling out women’s health and rights simply to score [...]
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Don’t really know what to make of this, but it’s definitely an interesting take on populism (courtesy of Bree)
Also, this is shocking.
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According to a new Quinnipiac poll out today, Senator Clinton’s lead over Obama in Pennsylvania has been cut to six points, 49-43 percent. Unsurprisingly, Obama has been cutting into Clinton’s lead; he’s gained seven points versus a week ago, and has eroded what was once a 20+ point advantage for Clinton.
Regardless of what happens on [...]
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The subtext of this article is that John McCain is trying to suck up to right wing interest groups. Guns in National Parks? You can’t hunt there. So, um, tell me again why you’d need a loaded gun there?
When are moderates, independents, and even a lot of Democrats going to come to their senses and [...]
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Turns out the shooter at Northern Illinois University was just a guy who had gone off his meds, who had access to a bunch of legally purchased guns. Why in hell do we let crazy people have easy access to weapons in this country??? Oh, yeah. I’m not trying to use this tragedy for political advantage, but I think [...]
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Former Republican Rhode Island Senator Lincoln Chafee has endorsed Barack Obama this morning, a move which could help Obama claim victory in the Rhode Island primary on March 4th.
http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/02/that_big_mystery_obama_endorse.php
I have always admired Chafee, who was the only Republican Senator to vote against the Iraq War resolution. He renounced the party and became an indie after [...]
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