Brave New PAC: John McCain's ads are LIES (video)

Seeded on Fri Sep 12, 2008 1:41 AM EDT (YouTube)

It really is quite unbelievable how much John McCain has distorted the truth with his ad campaign. Its a shame, because these candidates should be having more of a discussion on the issues - energy policies, healthcare, Iraq.

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Media Starts Asking If Palin Should Leave Ticket

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 5:10 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

n this afternoon's New York Times story on the Sarah Palin (R) insanity today was this sentence: "Gov. Mark Sanford of South Carolina said that he had heard no discussion about removing Ms. Palin from the ticket."

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The Smear Gap: McCain's attacks on Obama go too far

Seeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 11:04 AM EDT (Newsweek)

For about a month, McCain's campaign has been resorting to charges that are patently false. When Obama traveled abroad in July, to positive reviews, McCain decided he had to make attack ads that went far beyond the norm.

politics, john-mccain, barack-obama, election-2008

Obama leads in latest Pa. poll

Seeded on Fri Aug 15, 2008 12:35 PM EDT ()

A Franklin and Marshall College poll released August 13 shows that a, "survey of registered Pennsylvanians finds Democrat Barack Obama leading Republican John McCain by eight points, 44 to 36 [percent]."

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Military Personnel Giving More to Obama

Seeded on Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:20 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Dissatisfaction with the course of the war under President Bush and with the treatment of veterans returning home has given Obama, who did not serve in the armed forces, an opening with military voters and veterans. So does his appeal to younger people.

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Kucinich threatens 60 impeachment articles if Judiciary doesn't act (w/ video)

Seeded on Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:13 PM EDT (Raw Story)

Rep. Dennis Kucinich warned the House Judiciary Committee that it would be wise not to ignore the 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush last week. If the committtee does not act within a month, he plans to introduce even more articles.

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"There is no longer any doubt that the current administration committed war crimes." (with video)

Seeded on Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:01 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

The preface to the report was written by retired major general Anthony Teguba. He's the army general that led the investigation into the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.

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CNN notices McCain's energy policy confusion (video)

Seeded on Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:55 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Matt Yglesias added, "What's this . . . John McCain flip-flops on energy policy and CNN tells the tale! Crazy stuff, don't they know he's a straight-talker who can do no wrong?"

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The "Articles Of Impeachment Of President George W. Bush"

Seeded on Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:39 AM EDT (United States House of Representatives)

Article I Creating a Secret Propaganda Campaign to Manufacture a False Case for War Against Iraq.

politics, impeachment, us, george-bush, dennis-kucinich, dick-cheney

FBI General Counsel: Waterboarding Is 'Clearly Not Permissible In The United States'

Seeded on Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:20 PM EDT (Think Progress)

During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Sen.

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Elizabeth Edwards Responds: Why Are People Like Me Left Out Of Your Health Care Proposal, Sen. McCain?

Seeded on Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:52 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Senator McCain likes to start speeches with a litany of questions that, presumedly, less plain-spoken politicians would refuse to answer. Well, here are some questions he does not ask but, as that plain-spoken politician, he might want to answer...

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Sen. Webb on the Daily Show: John McCain voted against a "first-class future" for our vets (with video)

Seeded on Tue Jun 10, 2008 1:46 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

"[John McCain] is fine voting for 600 billion dollars to send these people off, the least we can do is give them a chance at a first-class future when they get home.

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GOP Insider: 'I think we've got a world of problems' (referring to the McCain campaign)

Seeded on Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:07 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Bill Kristol noted in his NYT column this morning, "[A]lmost every Republican I've talked to is alarmed that the McCain campaign doesn't seem up to the task of electing John McCain."

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Obama to team up with Elizabeth Edwards on health care reform (with video)

Seeded on Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:00 PM EDT (Crooks and Liars)

Obama pledged to make it easier for every American to get good health care, do away with exemptions for pre-existing conditions, stop drug companies from price gouging, and then said something that was greeted with great enthusiasm by the crowd: "By the way, I'm going to be p …

politics, obama, election-2008, health-care, economy, elizabeth-edwards

Study traces the evolution of the human brain

Seeded on Mon Jun 9, 2008 11:36 AM EDT (Telegraph)

"We are one step closer to understanding the logic behind the complexity of human brains," said Professor Seth Grant, Head of the Genes to Cognition Programme at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.

science, evolution, brain, biology

Senate Panel Finds Iraq Intelligence Exaggerations

Seeded on Thu Jun 5, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (The New York Times)

In a report long delayed by partisan squabbling, the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday accused President Bush and Vice President Cheney of taking the country to war in Iraq by exaggerating evidence of links between Saddam Hussein and Al Qaeda in the emotional aftermath of …

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McClellan: Bush should have fired Karl Rove (with video)

Seeded on Sun Jun 1, 2008 12:50 PM EDT (Raw Story)

NBC's Tim Russert asked Scott McClellan if President Bush should have fired Karl Rove for his role in leaking Valeria Plame's name in the CIA leak case.

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McClellan promises to donate portion of book profits to Iraq veterans (with video)

Seeded on Sun Jun 1, 2008 12:39 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Yesterday, MoveOn launched a petition calling on former White House press secretary Scott McClellan to donate the proceeds from his new book to veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

Seeded on Fri May 30, 2008 9:19 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

The largest study of its kind has unexpectedly concluded that smoking marijuana, even regularly and heavily, does not lead to lung cancer.

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CNN reporter: Network executives killed critical White House stories before Iraq war (with video)

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 4:05 PM EDT (Think Progress)

Yesterday, CNN's Jessica Yellin, who previously covered the White House for ABC News, agreed with Scott McClellan's assessment that the media were "too deferential to the White House" before the Iraq war.

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Ari Fleischer: Scooter Libby was 'justly convicted' for perjury (with video)

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 4:01 PM EDT (Think Progress)

MATTHEWS: Do you believe that Scooter Libby was justly convicted on the charges he was convicted of? That's another point in the book. FLEISCHER: I do. MATTHEWS: Because you believe he did lie under oath and he obstructed justice. You believe that. FLEISCHER: I do.

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Californians support gay marriage

Seeded on Thu May 29, 2008 12:08 AM EDT (Daily Kos)

Opponents of marriage equality are desperate because they are indeed running out of time. The younger generations are more tolerant, and the older ones are fading away.

politics, us, california, gay-marriage

McCain Keeps Bush Fundraiser Under Wraps

Seeded on Wed May 28, 2008 10:46 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

I just had the privilege of visiting with Felicitas Rosel and Francisco Cano at their home here in Las Vegas.

politics, mccain, bush, obama, election-2008, us

Ex-Press Aide McClellon Writes That Bush Misled U.S. on Iraq

Seeded on Wed May 28, 2008 10:33 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the American people with a sophisticated "political propaganda campaign" led by President Bush and aimed at "manipulating sources of public opinion" and "downplaying the major …

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