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AP Says Convicted Felon Senator Ted Stevens-R Has Lost Re-election

The Associated Press says Mark Begich has beaten convicted felon and incument Republican Senator Ted Stevens in the race for Alaska's Senate seat. Early November, it [appeared] that Stevens [was ahead]*- but then it was discovered that 90,000 ballots, mostly from Democrat...

US presidential election results: State by state

Here's a tally of how the states voted in the 2008 presidential election. According to latest figures, president-elect Barack Obama secured 364 electoral college votes, his Republican rival John McCain,...

2008 Presidential Election:Why Our Votes Matter

2008. Two Candidates. Two very different people with two very different politic mindsets. Both leading us into two very different paths. Both hoping to become the next US President. But we can only choose one. Who...

Truth! What is that?

Truth! What is that? This election year has been the most exciting I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been glued to the radio, television and my favorite Internet sites. I’ve experienced a wide range of emotions: joy, anger, disgust and fear.  I have been surprised and...

It's Crunch Time: What Senator Obama needs to do to "Close the Deal"

Even though the Democratic presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, appears to have a lead over Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, could Senator Obama lose his presidential bid for the White...

Barack Obama 2008 Campaign

Barack Obama made history on the final day of the marathon Democratic nomination fight, becoming the first person of color to lead a major party's national ticket. He beat back a resilient Hillary Rodham Clinton, once viewed as the inevitable choice. Obama's call for...

Barack Obama and John McCain Assemble Army of Lawyers

Amidst widespread allegations, lawsuits and arrests involving voter purging and irregularities in the United States ahead of the upcoming presidential election, both Barack Obama and John McCain have assembled armies of lawyers. There will be no repetition of 2000 and 2004 it...

McCain's Chaucer Obsession Finally Acknowledged

Will Crain details the curious Middle English tale of Joe the Plumber -- err, Sam the Unlicensed Plumber? http://www.splicetoday.com/politics-and-media/mccain-s-chaucer-obsession-finally-acknowledged

Upgrade Democracy: Check out Democracy 2.0!

Although all of our attention remains on November 4th, in what I know is the most historic election of my short lifetime, I, along with my Millennial colleagues at Mobilize.org, are working to focus members of the...

An Epitaph for the Bush Administration: A Sobering Conclusion from Cognitive...

Robert Burton, M.D., author and former Chief of Neurology at Mount Zion-UCSF Hospital, examines why most voters will not change their minds about their favorite candidate even if presented with sufficient facts...

Can Obama Win and Loose Ohio at the Same Time?

Experts' Affidavits Filed on Ohio 2004 Lawsuit Say Republican Cyber Operatives Could Heist 2008 Election in Replay of 2004 SurpriseOhioNewsBureauby John Michael SpinelliCOLUMBUS, OHIO: Ohio attorneys pushing to convince a federal judge to lift the stay on a case alleging...

GOP FOPs work to defend Palin's lies and McCain's fantasies

If you are a Friend of Palin (FOP), you are pretty busy these days trying to cover her tracks.The newest FOP is the Alaska attorney general, appointed by The Sarah."In a letter to state Sen. Hollis French, the...

Latest on the "October Surprise" Georgia crisis story.

Here's the latest on the Georgia crisis.  The Bush administration is demanding that Russia pull its troops out of Georgia.  Why are we so concerned about this "crisis?"  Don't we have enough going...

60 Days and Counting - Why Obama May Lose

I am tired of losing. Though I consider myself an independent, I have voted for a Democratic Presidential Candidate in every single election since 1984 (Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton, Gore, Kerry – pretty slim pickings when you see it in print). Unfortunately, the Obama...

"October Surprise" - Linked to Georgian Crisis

Remember the "October Surprise"?  A device used usually by the Republicans during a presidential election to help get the party in power stay in power.There's an article in the Anchorage Daily News...

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