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13 Cars for the McCains–and not all American
By Michael D. Shear
First it was his seven houses. Now, Sen. John McCain has to explain his fleet of 13 cars.
According to a Newsweek item published online today, McCain and his wife, Cindy, own more than a dozen cars, including three electric bubble-shaped cars, called GEM’s that the [...]

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Poll: Racial views steer some white Dems away from Obama
By RON FOURNIER and TREVOR TOMPSON, Associated Press Writers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deep-seated racial misgivings could cost Barack Obama the White House if the election is close, according to an AP-Yahoo News poll that found one-third of white Democrats harbor negative views toward blacks — many calling [...]

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Sarah Palin’s Rise and Fall
September 19, 2008 04:58 PM ET | Bonnie Erbe | Permanent Link
I have been back-and-forth and back-on-forth on Gov. Sarah Palin’s selection as John McCain’s running mate. My first reaction: It was a brilliant decision to energize his base and woo Hillary Clinton supporters to the McCain camp. Then, when [...]

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Todd Palin (Among Others) a No-Show at Troopergate Hearing
By Nathan Thornburgh Friday, Sep. 19, 2008
In the end, the First Dude wasn’t the only no-show. The five other witnesses who had been subpoenaed with Todd Palin were also, as expected, missing from the Alaska Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing into the so-called Troopergate scandal. In fact, the [...]

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Exclusive: New Doubts Over Palin’s Troopergate Claims
Internal Government Document Contradicts Sarah Palin, Campaign
By JUSTIN ROOD
September 19, 2008
SHARE An internal government document obtained by ABC News appears to contradict Sarah Palin’s most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief, the move which prompted the now-contested state probe into “Troopergate.”
Fighting back [...]

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Women’s rights groups endorse Obama for president
By ANN SANNER, Associated Press Writer
Tue Sep 16, 6:43 PM ET
WASHINGTON – Women’s rights groups endorsed Barack Obama for president Tuesday, asserting the historic selection of a female Republican vice presidential candidate does not make up for John McCain’s lack of support on issues important to women.
“We don’t think [...]

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Creationism advocates for a literal interpretation of the Old Testament and believes the universe is 6,000 years old. Creationism not only fosters fundamentalism, it fosters the same bias and hate that a literal interpretation of the Old Testament promotes against people of different faiths, sexual orientations and gender. Let us not forget that the Old [...]

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Palin pick pushes US women’s group to back Obama
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The National Organization for Women (NOW) said Tuesday it had been pushed by the Republicans pick of Sarah Palin as vice presidential nominee to back Democrat Barack Obama for the White House.
“NOW is going to be endorsing the Obama-Biden ticket,” NOW head Kim Gandy [...]

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