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Category Archives: National News
We Campaign Kicks off With Pelosi and Gingrich
The WE campaign of Al Gore has unveiled a new ad featuring former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and current Speaker Nancy Pelosi. It certainly is interesting to see Newt pitching for solutions to the global warming crisis. Link to the … Continue reading
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World Food Crisis
Both the Wall Street Journal and todays New York Times have run stories highlighting the severe problems being created by the inflation of food prices worldwide. From the Times: Haiti’s hunger, that burn in the belly that so many here … Continue reading
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You don’t need a weatherman
Although I did not have a chance to see all of the Democratic debate I was struck by the subject matter of the portions I did see. Worried about paying for college for your kids? Lets talk about Reverend Wright. … Continue reading
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Bush Surrenders on Columbia Free Trade Pact
President Bush indicated that the Columbia Free Trade Treaty is now “dead” and blamed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for its demise. From the Washington Post: President Bush said yesterday that a trade agreement with Colombia is “dead” unless House Democrats … Continue reading
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Obama Trips
Senator Barack Obama continues to take heavy incoming fire for his remarks on small town voters, and has attempted to clarify those remarks in light of the political criticism. From the Washington Post: “I didn’t say it as well as … Continue reading
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Put a Muzzle on Bill
Bill Clinton, in an Indiana speech, managed to bring back an issue that Hillary had moved out of the news cycle by rehashing the reasons why Hillary “misspoke” on the facts surrounding her arrival in Bosnia. Not only did he … Continue reading
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U.S. Water Infrastructure Aging
A Washington Post article details the aging U.S. water infrastructure, and how a massive amount of investment will be needed to upgrade systems that in many cases date back to the 1800’s. The tunnel is leaking up to 36 million … Continue reading
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Obama Closing the Gap in PA
Senator Barack Obama is inching closer to Senator Hillary Clinton in the latest polling done for the all important PA primary. From the Washington Post: Two weeks before the Keystone State primary, the Quinnipiac University poll shows Hillary Rodham Clinton … Continue reading
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Mark Penn Bites the Dust
Senior Hillary Clinton strategist and pollster Mark Penn has resigned from the Clinton campaign after the Wall Street Journal reported that Penn had met with Colombian government officials to advise on the free trade agreement between Columbia and the United … Continue reading
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Gore comes storming back on stage
Al Gore is returning to center stage with a big ad campaign on the threat of global warming. The Washington Post blog “The Fix”, referring to Gore as “the Goreacle”, has written a pretty entertaining entry on the Gore return. … Continue reading
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