How Does Iraq Play Into the Economic Crisis? (www.prospect.org)

The focus is on our unstable credit markets -- but we shouldn't forget that Bush's foreign policy has exacted its own costs on our economy.

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Submitted 4 days ago by klarajo on Iraq | 0 Comments

Veteran Ed Tubbs takes on Patricia Smith: A McCain/Palin Supporter (corksphere.blogspot.com)

Veteran Ed Tubbs is one of the best writers to contribute essays to Veterans for Common Sense and in this essay he takes on a McCain/Palin supporter, Patricia Smith.

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Submitted 3 days ago by CORKSPHERE on Iraq | 0 Comments

McCain Scores "F" in Support of Veterans (corksphere.blogspot.com)

John McCain likes to talk BIG about what he does for veterans, but he scored an "F" in the latest report on Senators supporting bills for veterans.

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McCain Plays It Cool, Doesn’t Change the Game (washingtonindependent.com)

Sen. John McCain came into the second presidential debate tonight in Nashville in a position of weakness — trailing nationally and slipping in the swing states. He was looking for what the pundits... More

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THE 'STYLE OF GOVERNANCE' (www.washingtonmonthly.com)

This came up again last night when the debate turned to Social Security. McCain argued: "Social Security is not that tough. We know what the problems are, my friends, and we know what the... More

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"That One" (www.prospect.org)

If this debate had "a moment," it was surely McCain's tone-deaf dismissal of Obama as "that one."

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Debate II—McCain Offers a Man; Obama Offers More (www.motherjones.com)

Last Thursday, during a McCain campaign town hall meeting in Denver, one participant stood up and challenged the GOP presidential candidate: "When are you going to take the gloves off?" His fellow... More

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Obama vs. McCain: Debate Stats (www.warandpiece.com)

CBS poll of 500 uncommitted voters: 40% said Obama won, 26% said McCain, 34% thought it was a draw. After the debate, 68 percent of uncommitted voters said that they think Obama will make the... More

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Obama vs. McCain: Who Won? Short Takes on the Debate (www.alternet.org)

The first problem with this debate was calling it a debate. The second was calling it a "town hall." In the strange, stilted ritual atop the red carpet at Nashville's Belmont University, the studio... More

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Calitics:: Credit Crisis Causes California Cash Crunch (www.calitics.com)

One of the bigger news stories circulating this morning is Arnold's letter to Treasury Secretary Paulson warning that California might run out of cash if the credit markets don't unfreeze. The state... More

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Submitted 7 days ago by DaveJ on California | 0 Comments