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  • July 2008

    • Here Comes Era of Activist Government

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 10:17 AM CDT

      Here Comes Era of Activist Government

      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 great change show, it is more often the conservatives leading the way in such eras . More »

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

    • Indian Politician Bridges Caste Divide

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 18, 08 9:02 AM CDT

      Indian Politician Bridges Caste Divide

      Kumari Mayawati, the 5-foot-tall, unmarried member of the so-called untouchable caste, has gained unprecedented power and stature in Indian politics. The leader of the nation's most populous state, Mayawati is positioning herself to become India's next prime minister, a feat that would have been unthinkable until recently and for which she can thank the support of both lower- and higher-caste voters, reports the New York Times.   More »

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      India  • politics  • caste system  • untouchables

    • NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 7, 08 9:32 AM CDT

      NYC Biz Leaders Search for Next Mayor/CEO

      New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will vacate his office in 18 months, the New York Times reports, and local business honchos are already hunting for a replacement candidate who shares Bloomberg's financial independence and city-as-a-business approach. "What the business community wants is not just a businessman but a Bloomberg-type businessman, who is not beholden to special interests," said one corporate bigwig. More »

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      New York City  • business  • politics  • Michael Bloomberg  • mayor  • Donald Trump  • billionaires  • Richard Parsons

    • Flip-Flopping Pols Are Just Channeling Inner Hypocrite

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 1, 08 1:51 PM CDT

      Flip-Flopping Pols Are Just Channeling Inner Hypocrite

      Think all politicians are self-justifying hypocrites? You're probably right, John Tierney writes in the New York Times . As a recent psychological study demonstrates, all of us, given enough time and mental wiggle room, will succumb to the "self-halo effect," justifying in ourselves and our allies moral lapses we readily condemn in anyone of an opposing group. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • politics  • psychology  • hypocrisy  • morality

  • June 2008

    • Congress Short on Gas, Long on Gasbags

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jun 26, 08 9:39 AM CDT

      Congress Short on Gas, Long on Gasbags

      There’s nothing much Congress can do about gas prices, writes Dana Milbank in the Washington Post, so in an effort to look busy it's doing what it always does—blaming the other party. Yesterday Capital Hill saw no less than 12 events on energy costs, and every last one came down to partisan jabs. More »

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      Congress  • gas prices  • politics  • energy  • partisanship

    • Ailing Fidel Appears on TV

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 18, 08 5:58 AM CDT

      Ailing Fidel Appears on TV

      An animated Fidel Castro appeared on state-run Cuban TV yesterday, in the first such broadcast of the ailing revolutionary since January. Castro, standing in some parts of the video, was seen chatting in a garden with his brother Raul, the current Cuban president, and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the AP reports. The trio discussed the global food and oil crises and  the effect of Midwest floods, Chavez told reporters. More »

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      politics  • Cuba  • Fidel Castro  • Communism  • Cuban Revolution  • Communists

    • Democrats Balk at Obama's Donation Ban

      newser  |  Politico  |  Jun 10, 08 3:27 PM CDT

      Democrats Balk at Obama's Donation Ban

      Barack Obama won't accept contributions from lobbyists and PACs, but the rest of his party is unlikely to follow suit, reports Politico. Democratic lobbyists and fundraisers are outraged that the donations they secure are automatically considered suspect, while Senate and House candidates simply need the cash to compete. "You really have to look under every rock," a House aide says of fundraising. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Democrats  • politics  • lobbyists

    • Lincoln's Failings Offer Modern Lesson

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 6, 08 7:58 AM CDT

      Lincoln's Failings Offer Modern Lesson

      Abraham Lincoln had his dark days. For a while, Lincoln was mercury-pill-popping, sleep-deprived wreck who briefly considered suicide. “Lincoln went Crazy,” wrote friend Joshua Speed. “It was horrible.” Lincoln, of course, grew out of it, facing his flaws in a way today’s leaders ought to emulate, writes David Brooks in the New York Times. More »

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      politics  • history  • Abraham Lincoln  • sin

    • NASA Was Muzzled on Climate Change

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 3, 08 8:19 AM CDT

      NASA Was Muzzled on Climate Change

      Political appointees at NASA withheld scientific results on global warming, NASA's inspector general has determined after an internal probe. Investigators found that the public affairs office, run by Bush appointees, suffered from political spinning that was "inconsistent" with the agency's responsibility to pass full information on to the public, the New York Times reports. More »

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      climate change  • global warming  • NASA  • science  • politics  • NASA administrator  • Inspector General

  • May 2008

    • Senate Homecoming Won't Be Glorious

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 26, 08 8:42 AM CDT

      Senate Homecoming Won't Be Glorious

      If Hillary Clinton does indeed lose the Democratic nomination, her Senate homecoming won’t be a glorious one, the New York Times reports. Clinton is still a junior senator, ranking 36th out of 49 Democrats, and would need to leapfrog a lot of people to become a committee chair—much less majority leader, which is considered fanciful in staid Senate circles. More »

    • Politics Battles Tech for Soul of Digg

      newser  |  CNET  |  May 13, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      Politics Battles Tech for Soul of Digg

      With election season in full swing, the political junkies have come for Digg.com, making Hillary, Barack, et. al. fixtures on the social news site. That’s been great for traffic, but it’s also angered the tech nerd early adopters who made Digg a success, CNET reports. At a recent “town hall” webcast, questions flooded in complaining about the political news. More »

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      social networking  • politics  • news  • Web 2.0  • Digg

    • SNL Launches Political Satire Site

      newser  |  Broadcasting & Cable  |  May 9, 08 8:09 PM CDT

      SNL Launches Political Satire Site

      Saturday Night Live has unveiled a new website to showcase the program’s political humor, Broadcasting and Cable reports. Visitors can check out clips of the show’s political sketches and candidate appearances at http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/politics, or vote for their favorite president/candidate impersonator—dating back from Dana Carvey's elder Bush to Phil Hartman's Reagan.  More »

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      television  • politics  • Saturday Night Live  • satire  • humor

    • Alec Baldwin Weighs Political Career

      newser  |  CBS  |  May 9, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Alec Baldwin Weighs Political Career

      Outspoken actor Alec Baldwin is reconsidering his decision never to run for political office now that he's hit the half-century mark. The scrutiny he came under during his nasty divorce from Kim Basinger and the custody battle over their daughter has helped him learn the tact needed to survive in politics, Baldwin said in a 60 Minutes interview to be aired Sunday. But don't expect a total personality transformation. More »

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      celebrity  • politics  • actor  • 60 Minutes  • Alec Baldwin  • Kim Basinger

  • April 2008

    • Ex-Bishop Wins Paraguay's Presidency in Historic Vote

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 21, 08 6:00 AM CDT

      Ex-Bishop Wins Paraguay's Presidency in Historic Vote

      Opposition leader Fernando Lugo won Paraguay’s presidential election yesterday, ending 61 years of one-party rule, Reuters reports. With nearly all votes counted, the former bishop beat Paraguay’s first female presidential contender by 41% of the vote to 10%. “We've made history,” the center-leftist Lugo told a packed square as he hailed a newly “free and independent” country. More »

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      politics  • presidential election  • bishop  • Paraguay

    • Lieberman Campaign, Not Opponents, Crashed Site

      newser  |  The Stamford Advocate  |  Apr 10, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Lieberman Campaign, Not Opponents, Crashed Site

      The FBI found accusations by Joe Lieberman’s campaign that challenger Ned Lamont’s supporters crashed the Connecticut Senator’s Web site on primary eve in 2006 to be unfounded, reports the Stamford Advocate after obtaining federal documents. Instead, it was probably Lieberman’s camp itself that brought down a misconfigured site with overuse. The senator’s campaign had accused its opponents and requested investigation. More »

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      politics  • website  • campaign  • Joe Lieberman  • cyberpolitics

  • March 2008

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