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Round 2: Economic Turmoil Sets Stage for High-Stakes McCain, Obama Face-Off

In town-hall setting, will candidates rise above sniping to address financial woes facing Americans? »

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  • September 2008

    • Where Conservatives Have it Wrong

      New York Times  |  Sep 12, 08 6:51 AM CDT

      Where Conservatives Have it Wrong

      (Newser) - Barry Goldwater wrote that the key to conservatism is “maximizing freedom,” and since his time, individual liberty has been the party’s central tenet. But people are a “deeply interconnected,” social species, as study after study has found—and today’s conservatives need to recognize that, writes David Brooks in the New York Times . The failure to do so “is the main impediment to Republican modernization.” More »

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      Republicans  • GOP  • conservatives  • conservatism  • philosophy  • political factions

  • July 2008
  • May 2008

    • The New Segregation: This Time It's Political

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 26, 08 9:46 AM CDT

      The New Segregation: This Time It's Political

      (Newser) - The good news? Apathy is on the decline. The bad news? The new political activism is tearing the country apart, writes Gregory Rodriguez in the Los Angeles Times, with political divides turning into geographic ones, too. The country is segregating itself according to politics, moving to areas full of like-minded people. In 1976, only 38% of counties saw partisan landslides of 20% or more; in 2004, 60% did. More »

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      partisanship  • political activism  • segregation  • political factions

  • January 2008

    • Odinga Rejects Unity Rule; Kenya Health Crisis Looms

      Associated Press  |  Jan 6, 08 8:32 AM CST

      Odinga Rejects Unity Rule; Kenya Health Crisis Looms

      (Newser) - Opposition leader Raila Odinga today rejected President Mwai Kibaki's offer of a unity government and demanded an international mediator, AP reports. "We want a properly negotiated settlement, not a coalition government," Odinga said, warning that his party would stage more rallies, threatening a new burst of violence after this weekend’s relative peace. Aid officials, meanwhile, warned that the continuing chaos threatens a national health crisis. More »

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      United Nations  • Kenya  • Mwai Kibaki  • Raila Odinga  • food shortage  • ethnic conflict  • crisis  • political factions  • water shortage

  • August 2007

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