Posted on July 13th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
The Democratic presumptive presidential nominee, Barack Obama, has made his personal religious beliefs one of the central parts of his campaign. This has brought praise from many and condemnation from some. The evangelical Right, in the person of James Dobson, is certainly objecting saying that Senator Obama has ‘distorted’ The New Testament and Christianity.
Here [...]
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Posted on July 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger may be more progressive on environmental issues than many of his Republican counter-parts, but this some wild fantasy, in my opinion:
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in an interview aired Sunday that he would be open to the idea of serving as energy czar in a Barack Obama administration.
Regardless of whether he takes that particular job, [...]
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Posted on July 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
There’s two weekend must reads on Jane Mayer’s new book, The Dark Side, The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals.
First check out the review by Andrew J. Bacevich, in the WaPo: Collateral Damage:
In The Dark Side, Jane Mayer, a staff writer for the New Yorker, documents [...]
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