Pre-Inauguration Lineups: Bipartisan Dinners; Children's Concert

Bipartisan Dinners On Jan.10, the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC2009) announced that President-elect Obama will host a series of bipartisan dinners honoring Senator John McCain, General Colin Powell, and...

Biden Travels on Fact-Finding Mission for Obama

The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan has confirmed Mr.Joseph Biden's visit, but gave few details as it cited security reasons.  The United States has a strong interest in Pakistan to maintain the...

The Iraq War Is Now Illegal

" By Bruce Ackerman and Oona Hathaway, The Daily Beast. "Ongoing combat in Iraq is illegal under US law. As of January 1, Congress’ authorization of the war expired. " The Bush administration’s...

Ruffian Infiltrates Press Corps, Photographs Obama

This morning I woke up to a Flickrmail inviting me to contribute this photo to the NowPublic archive, along with the story behind it, which goes like this:  On the morning of 23 August 2008, I was in...

OBAMA'S CO-OPT CITY: Making Sense of Hillary as SecState

• Disarm would-be sabateurs with some hawks in the crow's nest?GET POLITICAL w/ VIC LIVINGSTONWell, you know the old saying:  "When I'm wrong, I'm really wrong."  And when Get Political predicted that...

The Hillary-Obama Drama: An Offer He'll Never Make, and She Would Never Accept?

"• Prediction: she will stay in the Senate as a Dem top dog• An Obama push for Hillary as Majority Leader?GET POLITICAL w/ VIC LIVINGSTONThe economy's going deeper into the tank. Thousands of Americans face the possibility of losing their jobs just as the holiday season...

America has a new 'professor in chief'

Richard Monastersky, a senior writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education, has an article in a recent edition of the publication pointing out a number of things about the election of Barack Obama and Joe Biden with regard to higher education. Obama is a former professor....

Israeli FM Livni to US Biden: Stay tough on Iran

As the Obama team starts the transition into the White House, it emerges that Israel has urged US to oppose Iran´s nuclear programme firmly. Such request to Vice President-Elect Joe Biden heralds the tone of...

Barack Obama elected US president, says "Change has come to America"

Democrat Barack Obama has been elected the first black president of the United States, as his Republican rival John McCain conceded defeat.Obama delivered his acceptance speech to cheering crowds at Grant Park...

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...

Online news editor goes to the polls in Bakersfield, California.

N.L. Belardes, editor of www.truxtunavenue.com heads to the polls in Bakersfield, California. Bakersfield has been the scene of some rather messy protests and rallies regarding the Proposition 8 debate over...

Springsteen: We are at the crossroads.

" In Cleveland yesterday, 80,000 persons packed in and around Mall C for a rally for Barack Obama where Bruce Springsteen played and sang some songs. After the sing-along “This Land is Your Land”, Springsteen...

"Obama, Obiden, Ohio, 08" Chant Ripples Through Campus Crowd

Biden Extols Ohio Crowd to Vote, So Republicans Can Call Obama Mr. President Tale of Two Joes, The Senator and The Geographer OhioNewsBureau with John Michael SpinelliBowling Green, Ohio: In the small northwestern Ohio town of Bowling Green Saturday night, Democratic...

The Obama-Infomercial - The Shortcut To Everything :: Carter's Second Term

" A Barack Obama quote from a 2001 NPR radio interview given to WBEZ Chicago 91.5 FM – “One of the I think tragedies of the civil rights movement was because the civil rights movement became so court...

Bradley Effect To Obama Effect - Change We Need :: MAXINE

"Attendees at an Obama campaign rally, listening to a speech delivered by Barack Obama, in Nevada. Image Credit: AFPBradley Effect To Obama Effect - Change We NeedAfter twenty-six years, we, at MAXINE, believe it...

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