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Final results give Mo.'s electoral votes to McCain
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Republican John McCain has defeated President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri - the last state to be decided in the 2008 presidential election. McCain's narrow victory over Obama breaks a bellwether streak in which Missourians had...Tags: Barack Obama
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Enough Of Partisanship
I find it absurd that some Democrat legislators wanted to punish Sen. Joe Lieberman for supporting Sen. John McCain's bid for the presidency. Sen. Lieberman obviously felt that McCain was the better choice for the country, given his years of experience....Tags: Joe Lieberman, Laws
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Third-party blind spot
While the news media did an effective job this year of covering the presidential campaign between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain, the press still has a major blind spot when it comes to writing about third-party contenders. According to...Tags: Slavery, Republican Party, New York Times, University of Maryland, Barack Obama
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As Albany Turns: Now get back to reality
James Klurfeld is a professor of journalism at Stony Brook University. His e-mail address is james.klurfeld@stonybrook.edu.Over many years of watching how politicians in Albany work, I came up with a formula for newcomers who had trouble understanding what our leaders in the state capital were up to. "The first thing you must do," I said, "is to assume the lowest, most...Tags: Sheldon Silver, David Paterson, Budgets and Budgeting, Regional Authority, Craig Johnson
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McCain narrowly wins Missouri electoral votes
WASHINGTON - John McCain scored a narrow victory over President-elect Barack Obama in Missouri, putting the state's status as a presidential bellwether in jeopardy. Fifteen days after the presidential contest was decided in favor of Obama, McCain won...Tags: Ted Stevens, Barack Obama, National Government, Government, Employees
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Al-Qaida uses racial term to describe Obama
BERLIN - Al-Qaida's second-in-command used a racially demeaning term to refer to President-elect Barack Obama in a videotape released yesterday, and said Obama's election represented "the American people's admission of defeat in Iraq." In the video,...Tags: Malcolm X, Armed Conflicts, Condoleezza Rice, Guerrilla Activity, Colin Powell
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LETTERS
Payne doesn't know me Once again, Les Payne has to make it about race all of the time ["Entrenched majority and Obama," Opinion, Nov. 17]. Instead of embracing this historic victory, he insists on imposing his blatant racism on his readers. He states...Tags: David Paterson, State Budgets, Eliot Spitzer, Barack Obama, National Government
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Ouster Move Fizzles
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman's Democratic colleagues may still be mad at him for bad-mouthing Barack Obama, supporting John McCain for president and backing a few Republican Senate candidates during the recent campaign. But they're a pragmatic bunch. In the...Tags: Parliament, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, Upper House, National Government
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Which Direction For The Right?
There is a second transition under way over which President-elect Barack Obama has no control — the transition of conservatives to minority status. How they do this will have a powerful impact on the new presidency. If you doubt that, ask Bill...Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Republican Party, Rahm Emanuel , Private Health Care, Bill Clinton
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Elmo, Big Bird, Adler: The sky is falling
Tribune reporterThese are times that try men's souls. I am thinking, specifically, of the recent afternoon I spent watching "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure" at the Adler Planetarium. It opened last month, and I should warn you—it is not for adults! No,...Tags: Movies, NASA, Lake Shore Drive, Macy Gray, Quantum of Solace
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Maybe patience?
It was the aftermath of the presidential election and everyone was explaining why the losing party lost. It was out of step with ordinary people. Its voters were too old. It was too identified with hot-button issues like abortion. It had a problem with...Tags: Richard Nixon, Republican Party, Barack Obama, National Government, John Kerry
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Obama's call for change doesn't extend to his blue ties
Tribune reporterWhen President-elect Barack Obama met with John McCain on Monday to talk teamwork, his tie was blue. When Obama met President George Bush at the White House to talk transition the Monday before that, his tie was blue. Bush's was too. No news there....Tags: Michael Fisher, Naperville, Barack Obama, National Government, 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
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