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Obama's Fort Hood Speech Follows Presidents Past
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Thursday, November 19, 2009
Politics
GOP Uses Mammogram Study To Attack Health Bill
November 19, 2009 Republicans are suggesting that the new guidelines for breast cancer screening reinforce their nightmare scenario about health care rationing under President Obama's proposed overhaul. The political brouhaha comes as the Senate is about to take up its health care overhaul bill.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Politics
Reading Sarah Palin: Will She Run For President?
November 18, 2009 Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and Republican vice presidential candidate, is now a best-selling author. Palin's book, Going Rogue, made the best-seller list before it was released. She's planning a book tour that will only stoke her meteoric political celebrity. But to what end?
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Friday, November 06, 2009
Pulse Of The Nation: A Year After Election '08
How Many Losses For The Democrats In 2010?
November 6, 2009 Historically the party that holds the White House almost always loses seats in its first midterm election. When one party holds the White House, the House and the Senate, the losses tend to be bigger. If the economy doesn't turn around, it will be a very difficult election year for Democrats.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Pulse Of The Nation: A Year After Election '08
What Election Results Say About The Obama Effect
November 4, 2009 The midyear election is historically a bad one for first-term presidents. This year, there's no argument that the Democrats got a slap in the face, and the Republicans got a much-needed victory. But what does this tell us about President Obama's likely effect in 2010?
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Monday, November 02, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Politics
Va. Governor's Race May Lack Voter Excitement
October 23, 2009 Democrats have held the governorship for the past eight years, but Republicans think they can recapture it by focusing on transportation and education issues. For the first time since 1964, Virginia went Democratic in last year's presidential election. But only half of the Virginians who backed Obama said they are certain to vote next month.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Politics
New Jersey Governor's Race Turns Nasty
October 15, 2009 New Jersey voters haven't elected a Republican to statewide office since 1997. But this year, the state's unpopular Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine is struggling to hang on to his job against Republican opponent Chris Christie and independent Chris Daggett in the run-up to the November election. And the attack ads are getting personal.
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
