Campaign 2008
This week, in my International Security class, we discussed energy and environmental issues like climate change. One of my students asked about President-elect Barack Obama's
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As of this morning, Norm Coleman is beating Al Franken by a scant 221 votes. If the trend continues, he may come to rue his
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I would be doing our readers a great disservice if I failed to point them to James' fascinating discussion of the future of the conservative
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I agree with Charli that McCain gave an amazing speech, but I fear that it is only a small step towards reversing the embers of
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7pm in the east, first polls close. Too early to call most key states, but Indiana is too close to call, which is telling, I
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I have graded one paper since 10:30am this morning. Anyone else getting basically nothing done?
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Just kidding. Apparently some Obama voter may have shifted her residency from Florida to New York, despite intending to move back to New York. Brian
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Larry King on CNN: Dixville Notch, NH goes for Obama, 15 - 6.First time that city has gone D since 1968.Sign of the times-- the
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• I will stop cycling through the same seven websites all day.• I will start writing a piece I promised to Culture11 on the foreign-policy
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A one day sample in one tracking poll shows McCain +1.Wake me when there's some real evidence of tightening.
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Russians can make the funny on YouTube too!
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is best articulated here.
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Remember when Bill Clinton promised to put together a Cabinet that "looks like America"? Then, to his credit, George W. Bush "appointed a more diverse
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Forget Powell's endorsement of Obama. The most noteworthy part of his remarks was his public denunciation of those members of the GOP who have engaged
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ACORN is on the brink of "perpetrating the greatest vote fraud" in American history? About to "destroy the fabric of democracy"? As I said before,
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The third "debate" turns out to be an actual debate. Other than that, no live blogging tonight. Had to finish a midterm for one of
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