What concerns me most these days is the role a McCain/Palin presidency could play in creating a highly traditionalist supreme court panel. Such a traditionalist court would greatly change American social policy, specifically those on abortion, stem cell research and gay marriage. These changes are nearly certain, and a McCain succumbing to every GOP whim [...]
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Evidence collection kits, or rape kits as they are more commonly known , are administered to survivors of rape and sexual assault at hospitals. In almost every hospital, they and the exams for which they are used are administered and paid for by the local government. Many legislators stand by this convention. In fact, Democratic [...]
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When candidates don’t write their own speeches, how can we be sure their ideas, and not the ideas specially crafted by their party, are expressed to American voters?
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The more I read about Palin, the more I feel insulted as a Democratic woman. You’re really chosing Sarah Palin as your VP, John McCain? Really?
You barely know Sarah Palin. You are running a campaign trumpeting the value of experience against vapid celebrity and you pick an ex-beauty queen with just two years as governor [...]
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I was informed by text message, email, and Twitter update this morning that Barack Obama has picked Joseph Biden to be his running mate in this election. Exciting news, yet still a bit anticlimactic since Obama spent so much time playing games with the media. I think Biden will be a good choice, and am [...]
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Today the Obama campaign informed Sen. Evan Bayh, Gov. Tim Kaine, and Sen. Chris Dodd that they would not be chosen for the VP nomination. The announcement has fueled speculation that Sen. Obama will pick Sen. Biden, but the campaign refuses to comment. Sen. Biden is seen as an experienced senator and the most senior [...]
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Obama is expected to announce his VP nomination in the next few days.
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