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NEWS ABOUT: change

change stories: 16 news summaries

 Palin Memoir: 
 I Inspired 
 Obama's 'Change' 

Palin suggests Dem's '08 adviser lifted Alaska strategy

Nov 18, 09 5:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Sarah Palin believes she might deserve some of the credit for President Obama's victory but not in the way some people in the McCain camp would have it. In Going Rogue, Palin points to her campaign for Alaska governor as having used the "Change" theme and suggests she may... More »

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Alaska • Election 2008 • change • Sarah Palin • Going Rogue • Sarah Palin Going Rogue • sarah palin book

OPINION

 Sorry, Mr. President, 
 Nobody Likes Change 

Let's reform health care, as long as it can stay the same

Aug 28, 09 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you listen to pandering politicians or ranting radio hosts, you’d think Americans want big, far-reaching change right away. They might disagree on what change, but nobody likes the way things are. Well, you’d be wrong, writes Michael Kinsley for the Washington Post. As the health care... More »

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protests • Clinton administration • health care reform • town hall meeting • change • Obama administration • President Obama • William Kristol

 Forget Comfort Food: 
 We Shun It in Turmoil 

Studies suggest we don't seek solace in the familiar

Aug 25, 09 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Conventional wisdom has it that when we face big changes, we look to the familiar to get us through—whether it’s comfort food or music we’ve loved for years. But new studies suggest the opposite is true, that “change begets change,” in the words of one... More »

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food • study • research • psychology • human behavior • change • women's issues

analysis

 Fickle Voters Are 
 Change Obama 
 Can Believe In 

We're ready to change politics, religion, relationships at the drop of a hat

Aug 4, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - Whether it’s religion, relationships, or politics, Americans are getting more fickle, experts say. Seniors citizens are more open to divorce, college students are more open to changing schools, and more than 40% of Americans will switch religions, notes one pollster. All this could be bad news for President Obama,... More »

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religion • relationship • change • opinion • Obama administration • President Obama • public opinion

GLOSSIES

 Huzzahs for Masters of Change 


Mar 22, 09 5:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saying that “change is no longer a dreamy notion but a reality—and a responsibility,” Rolling Stone lists 100 people from all walks of society with “the power of making people think and making them move.” The top five:
  • Barack Obama: “He has
... More »

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Barack Obama • Google • Steve Jobs • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • Apple • Bono • Rolling Stone • Comedy Central • Jon Stewart • Stephen Colbert • pundits • change • President Obama

Sarkozy Makes an Un-French Call for Diversity

President vows to end 'equality' policy that ignores race, ethnicity

Dec 18, 08 6:18 AM CST
(Newser) - France has a long tradition of official blindness to race, ethnicity, and religion; all citizens, in theory, are equally French. But in practice, French companies are reluctant to hire employees with non-French names or addresses in ethnic neighborhoods, and France's 555-member parliament has only 1 MP of color. In a... More »

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race • Nicolas Sarkozy • France • affirmative action • diversity • change • elite

Obama Team Clogs Inboxes, Elicits Backlash

Mugs to donations,
that David Plouffe emails incessantly

Dec 17, 08 1:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama and his various Internet organs are hawking everything from civic engagement and disaster relief to coffee mugs and fleece scarves, causing fatigue among supporters, Politico reports. And while some are just tired of incessant emails from the likes of David Plouffe, watchers are concerned about how the president-elect... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • David Plouffe • campaign fundraising • transition • inauguration • change • DNC • President Obama • donor fatigue

OPINION

Arugula as 'Hope Salad,'
and Other Obama Changes

How president-elect can deliver, concretely, on campaign mantra

Nov 11, 08 6:27 PM CST
(Newser) - In case you haven’t heard, Barack Obama wants to bring change to America. Culture11 offers a list of what that change might mean:
  • When daughters ask for a puppy, Daddy shouts: "Yes we can!"
  • French win fries debate in White House cafeteria. Arugula now known
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • White House • Secret Service • change • Joe the Plumber • President Obama • White House dog

Byrd, 90, Resigns as Appropriations Chairman

Senator, rumored to be under pressure from Reid, will be replaced by Hawaii's Inoyue

Nov 7, 08 3:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Robert Byrd resigned today as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, acquiescing to Democratic leaders who reportedly wanted him out of the job, the Hill reports. Byrd, 90, has been hospitalized three times in the past year, and said he was willing to leave the committee in younger hands—namely,... More »

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Barack Obama • Senate • Harry Reid • Senate Democrats • Daniel Inouye • Senate Appropriations Committee • change • Robert Byrd • President Obama

(Newser) - The striking thing about this election season isn’t how different it’s been from years past, “but precisely how similar,” Joan Didion writes for Salon. "Time got wasted in the familiar ways," she laments. The country is in the grip of a startling transformation, but... More »

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presidential politics • Election 2008 • change • election history

OPINION

Stop Bashing Washington Insiders; You'll Need Them

Consensus within the establishment is necessary for change

Sep 15, 08 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Voters have loved to hate Washington insiders since Washington’s founding, and politicians have sought to capitalize on those feelings for just as long. So it makes sense that even the GOP ticket, fortified by Sarah Palin, is running as an outsider insurgency. But, Norman Ornstein points out in the... More »

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Congress • Washington • president • filibuster • presidential candidates • change • Sarah Palin

analysis

 Camps Vie for 'Reformer' Label 

McCain, Obama fight for 'nebulous' image of change

Sep 5, 08 8:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain and Barack Obama are both laying claim to an agenda of “reform”—but neither has offered a clear idea of what that means, writes Jonathan Weisman in the Washington Post. In opening speeches last night, the words “reform” or “reformer” were spoken 11 times.... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • reform • change • Sarah Palin

OPINION

 Time to Change 
 the Slogan, Obama

Obama must tell story of our economic future

Aug 24, 08 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s time for Barack Obama to drop the “Change We Can Believe In” slogan in favor of something closer to “Change Before It’s Too Late,” writes Frank Rich in the New York Times. The former phrase fit the Democratic primary throwdown, but now Obama must... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • US economy • Frank Rich • slogans • change • campaign tactics

OPINION

Here Comes
Era of Activist Government

It's necessary, and McCain is better suited for the job: Brooks

Jul 18, 08 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With daunting issues demanding immediate action—energy, the markets, and crumbling infrastructure to name but a few—the US is about to enter a phase of "government activism," writes David Brooks in the New York Times. Bad news for John McCain, right? Maybe not. As past periods of... More »

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health care • energy • John McCain • politics • financial markets • infrastructure • change • Teddy Roosevelt • conservatives • Benjamin Disraeli

 'Change' Falls Flat
 With Hoosiers 

Voters clinging to 'traditional values' could require Democrats to tweak approach

Apr 24, 08 2:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite the ubiquitous use of “change” as a rallying cry in the Democratic primaries, the New York Times notes, the candidates might want to reconsider using it ahead of Indiana's May 6 primary. Although they’re dissatisfied with the economic toll taken by the decline in manufacturing, voters generally... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Indiana • manufacturing • Democratic nomination • Democratic presidential primaries • delegates • change • Indiana primary

Obama Surges in National Poll

He opens 16-point lead, seen as having best shot against McCain

Feb 26, 08 8:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama has opened up a lead of 16 points over Hillary Clinton among voters nationwide and is seen as the candidate with the best chance to beat John McCain, according to a new poll from CBS and the New York Times. Obama had a lead of 54% to 38%... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Clinton • conservative • poll • Democratic voters • Democratic nomination • Republican nomination • female voters • bipartisanship • male voters • inspiring • caring • change

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