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There may still be seventeen months between now and the 2008 US Presidential elections, but apparently there is never a time too soon to start campaigning. Given this cycle’s very early start (candidates started declaring as early as mid-January, 2007), many campaigns have been employing new ways to share their messages.
Take online video, for [...]

“Who are we? Why have we allowed our rights to be chipped away in the name of fear? When do the Americans get mad?” –Helen Thomas, March 6, 2007
Helen Thomas, one of my favorite people to listen to and a very well respected member of the White House press corps, visited the University [...]

As I stepped outside yesterday into a balmy 59 degrees (one degree shy of a 22 year old record), I couldn’t help but think about the recent barrage of news related to global warming and the ensuing debates. Newsweek, BusinessWeek, the WSJ, etc., have all had feature articles on the subject over the [...]

The late night comic roundup after last week’s Democratic turnaround:

With the Democratic victories in Congress, Nancy Pelosi, she becomes the speaker of the House, which makes her the most powerful woman in America. She is third in line for the presidency.
So the line of the presidency now goes: Cheney, Cheney, Pelosi. That’s how [...]