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Democratic National Convention
washingtonpost.com - Editorials:
Vincent C. Gray (D), chairman of the D.C. Council, says he was just trying to be helpful when he solicited a $20,000 contribution for Democratic Party activities at last year's national convention. He also says there was noth (Read More)
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The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
At Wednesday night's National Book Awards, honoree Gore Vidal got in one last dig at his arch-rival, conservative intellectual William F. Buckley, who died last year.Vidal, who received the award for Distinguished Contributio (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - The District:
D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) used council stationery to solicit a $20,000 contribution from Comcast to help pay for Democratic Party activities at last year's national convention, prompting questions about whethe (Read More)
National Review Online:
American politics is suffering acutely from the gridlock of entrenched officeholders and election financing controlled by special interests. Over 300 of the 435 congressional districts almost never change partisan hands. Most (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
What's it like being married to the President? And can you ever be a private couple in public? Jodi Kantor on the Obamas' marriageAnother Washington dusk, another motorcade, another intimate evening played out in public. On 3 (Read More)
The Guardian:
She's 81 and growing frail, but revered author and poet Maya Angelou has lost none of her legendary wisdom and humour. In a rare interview, she explains why she's not about to retireDuring a trip to Senegal, Maya Angelou cal (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
She's 81 and growing frail, but revered author and poet Maya Angelou has lost none of her legendary wisdom and humour. In a rare interview, she explains why she's not about to retireDuring a trip to Senegal, Maya Angelou cal (Read More)
Bleeding Heartland - Front Page:
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty headlined the Republican Party of Iowa's fall fundraising dinner on Saturday night, but I was more interested in the remarks by Republican candidates for governor. O.Kay Henderson and Craig Rob (Read More)
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The Guardian:
Main Scottish titles suffering after civil service job adverts transferred onlineThe government has urged councils in Scotland to go back to advertising jobs in Scottish to help reverse a steep decline in the sales and popula (Read More)
Nov 07, 2009
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
DENVER — A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.Shawn Adolf faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
WASHINGTON — Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government' (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
The design team at Moschino, led by Rossella Jardini, didn't even realize that Michelle Obama was wearing one of the company's ensembles the first few times it happened. She'd selected a chartreuse suit for a campaign rally i (Read More)
SFGate: C.W. Nevius:
Last week, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the boy-wonder politician sought out by network cameras at the Democratic National Convention, profiled in Newsweek and the New York Times, was forced to pull out of the race for C (Read More)
The Guardian:
• King's daughter elected as first female SCLC leader• Issue of gay rights may dominate agendaShe is a firebrand baptist preacher at the forefront of American black politics, whether speaking at the Democratic National Conven (Read More)
The Guardian:
Delegates from the American Bankers' Association are not accepting the blame for the crisis, despite demonstrations from those who think otherwiseAmerica's bankers may not agree on much. But on one issue, they are entirely un (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Bravo Geoffrey Wheatcroft for reviving the final, unattained demand of the Chartists – annual parliaments (More than ever, Britain needs the last Chartist reform, 20 October). It is also worth remembering that the desire for (Read More)
National Review Online:
Don’t believe what you’ve seen in the movies. Malcom X wasn’t friendly with Martin Luther King, most anti-war protesters were just looking “to get laid,” and plenty of Americans lived through the whole decade without seeing a (Read More)
Huffington Post:
WASHINGTON — He's not president, a Cabinet member or ambassador, but Sen. John Kerry has ascended to the unofficial role of President Barack Obama's global adviser on key issues that could reshape the nation's image around th (Read More)
guardian.co.uk Politics:
Your excellent editorial (14 October) missed one essential point about the so-called super-injunction to which you were subject: the order was unlawful.The courts are public authorities under the Human Rights Act. A court mus (Read More)
Huffington Post:
By Andrew MeldrumBOSTON -- I was standing within a few feet of Robert Mugabe when he launched a vicious attack on Zimbabwe's gays.Mugabe's hateful vitriol, in which he denigrated gays as "worse than pigs and dogs," became one (Read More)
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