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  • August 2008

    • Hillary Camp Memo: 'Paint Obama as Un-American'

      Politico  |  Aug 11, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      Hillary Camp Memo: 'Paint Obama as Un-American'

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s top campaign strategist urged her to paint Barack Obama as un-American, reports the Atlantic in an upcoming article obtained by Politico . Clinton should empahsize that Obama's ties “to basic American values and culture” were "limited," according to a campaign memo. “Does anyone believe that it is possible to win the nomination without raising these issues on him?” asked strategist Mark Penn in the memo. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Mark Penn  • American

  • July 2008

    • Keep the Hummer: Save America's Soul

      Washington Post  |  Jul 12, 08 2:00 PM CDT

      Keep the Hummer: Save America's Soul

      (Newser) - Sure, the Hummer is more of a "cartoon" than a vehicle, a ridiculously over-the-top gas-guzzling monstrosity. But the unbridled optimism it takes to manufacture it—and to fill up the tank—is what makes it uniquely American, writes Matthew DeBord in the Washington Post . If GM axes it, or, heaven forfend, takes it hybrid, we’ll lose yet another chip off the American soul. It's just too cool to die. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • hybrid car  • America  • SUV  • Hummer  • American  • optimism

  • May 2008

    • When GOP Says 'American,' It Really Means 'White'

      Washington Post  |  May 14, 08 10:28 AM CDT

      When GOP Says 'American,' It Really Means 'White'

      (Newser) - John McCain’s first post-primary ad declares him “the American president Americans have been waiting for," and the repetition tells all, Harold Meyerson writes in the Washington Post . Forget "strong," or "experienced," he notes. For the GOP, " ‘American’ is a term to be used as a wedge issue, a way to distinguish their more racially and religiously homogeneous party from the historically more polyglot Democrats.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • McCain 2008  • race relations  • patriotism  • American

  • April 2008

    • Passengers Air a Record Number of Complaints

      Associated Press  |  Apr 7, 08 3:45 AM CDT

      Passengers Air a Record Number of Complaints

      (Newser) - Airline passengers on domestic flights are unhappier than they've been in years, with consumer complaints up 60%, according to the annual Airline Quality Rating survey. Long delays, cancellations, overbooking, late arrivals, and lost baggage accounted for most of the complaints, which haven't been this bad since 2000, reports the AP. Complaints doubled on US Airways and Comair, and increased for 15 out of 16 carriers in the study. The sole exception was Mesa Airlines. More »

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      airline  • FAA  • United Airlines  • Northwest Airlines  • US Airways  • flight cancellation  • Delta  • Southwest  • air travelers  • American  • lost baggage  • Comair  • Mesa Airlines  • AirTran  • Frontier  • complaints

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