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By Karoli June 24, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Foreign Policy No Comments

Appeals Court Invalidates Detainee’s ‘Enemy’ Status A federal appeals court in Washington has invalidated the Bush administration’s finding that a detainee held for more than six years in the Guantanamo…

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If You’re John McCain, Cheating the System is Okay

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Barack Obama, Election 2008 No Comments

For all the public posturing that’s gone on over the past few days over Barack Obama’s wise decision to forego public financing by the McCain campaign and enabled by the…

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Take the MOMocrats $27 Challenge

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

MOMocrat PunditMom put out a challenge awhile back, and now the MOMocrats are throwing it down to the rest of us. Here it is, in a nutshell: Several months ago,…

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McCain’s Coastal Flip-Flop = Global Disaster

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Bush Administration, Domestic Policy, Election 2008 No Comments

Senator Barbara Boxer and Representative Lois Capps held a conference call today to discuss the Bush/McCain response to $140/barrel oil. Before I share the high points of the call, I…

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Fearmongering 101: Be Afraid of Iran?

By Karoli June 23, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iran, Iraq No Comments

This week’s top fear flavor: Iran. Fear that Iran will attack us if Barack Obama is elected. And fear that if Iran doesn’t attack us, Israel will attack Iran after…

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John McCain’s Glass House

By Karoli June 22, 2008 Election 2008 No Comments

Every time I see that clip of Cindy McCain making that snide, self-righteous comment I’m thrown back to the days of snotty little high school girls flipping their hair and…

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