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Amira Al Hussaini

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Getting High on Obama in Egypt

Amira Al Hussaini | Posted December 1, 2008 | Living

Read More: Barack Obama, Drug Named Obama, Egyptian Drug, Egyptian Drug Use, Obama Administration, Obama And Egypt, Obama Drug, Obama Egyptian Drug, Obama International Reaction, Obama Reaction Abroad, President Elect Obama, President Obama, Saddam Hussein Drug

Voices without Votes, Americans vote, the world speaks

Barack Obama's popularity in Egypt reaches a new high -- with the introduction of a narcotic to the market bearing the President-elect's name.

According to Egyptian blogger...

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Michael Shaw

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Reading The Pictures: George And Laura Look Good In Ribbons

Michael Shaw | Posted December 1, 2008 | Media

Read More: George Bush, Laura Bush, Ribbons, White House, World AIDS Day

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a. If you looked up "pandering" in the dictionary.

b. Desperate days in the legacy hunt?

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Julie Menin

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Women And The 2008 Election: A New Majority

Julie Menin | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: 19th Amendment, 2008 Election, Barack Obama African American Voters, Campaign Fundraising, Grassroots, Grassroots Campaign, Hillary Clinton, Obama, Obama Campaign, Obama Grassroots, Obama Supporters, Sarah Palin, Women, Women And Politics, Women In Office, Women In Politics, Women In State Legislatures, Women Politicians, Women Voters, Women's Sufferage, Womens Support Networks, Youth Vote

Much was made before the 2008 Presidential election of the potential impact of the African American or youth vote on the election. Pundits claimed that both voting blocks would "carry" the election for Barack Obama. But what about women voters? The truth is that they came out in full force...

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Kate Beale

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IMBD Ratings Reveal Attitudes Towards The Election, Race

Kate Beale | Posted December 1, 2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Barack Obama, Barack Obama And Race, Carbon Copy, Diff'Rent Strokes, Election Reaction, IMDb Moviemeter, Jungle Fever, Look Who's Coming To Dinner, Movies, Obama Administration, President Elect Obama, President Obama, Race And Movies, Race Relations

In the wake of the historic election of Barack Obama, Americans are preparing for and adjusting to the idea of black president in a distinctly American way.

IMDb's MOVIEmeter ratings, based on the consumer behavior of millions of IMDb users, reveal that directly following the election, viewers flocked...

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Martha Stewart

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My Mother's Legacy

Martha Stewart | Posted December 1, 2008 | Living

Read More: Aging, Geriatrics, Health, Healthcare, Martha Stewart, Matha Stewart Center For Living, Mt. Sinai Hospital

A little more than a year ago, my mother, Martha Kostyra, or Big Martha, as my family called her, passed away. She was 93 years old and lived a robust and active life almost until the end. She read The New York Times everyday and enjoyed cooking and traveling. And...

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David Swanson

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As Congress Lay Dying

David Swanson | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Congress, Congressional Powers, Jerrold Nadler, Obama Transition, Presidential Power, Presidential Powers, Russ Feingold

The debate among progressive activists and commentators in recent weeks has tended to range from the leave-Obama-alone-and-he'll-fix- everything position to the stage-a-protest- at-Obama's-house-for-the-next-month position, including numerous stances in between those extremes. What all these positions share is acceptance of the incredible shift of power from Congress to the White House...

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Jeff Madrick

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The Republican Presidential Recession Record

Jeff Madrick | Posted December 1, 2008 |

Read More: Bill Clinton, Dwight Eisenhower, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Recession, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan

Here's the count. You decide.

Dwight Eisenhower: 2 recessions
Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford: 2 recessions
Ronald Reagan: 1 recession
George H.W. Bush: 1 recession
George W. Bush: 2 recessions

Here are the Democrats:

John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson: no recessions
Jimmy Carter: one recession,...

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Gerald McEntee

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Jumpstart the Economy - Invest in State and Local Governments

Gerald McEntee | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus, Economy, Governors, Medicaid, President-Elect Barack Obama, Unemployment Insurance


President-elect Barack Obama holds an unprecedented meeting tomorrow with the nation's governors at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. He has called the meeting to discuss the impact of the ailing economy on state budgets and to outline key steps that need to be taken to revive the nation's...

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Phil Bronstein

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From India to Wal-Mart: May all your mobs have a hero

Phil Bronstein | Posted December 1, 2008 |

Read More: India, Mumbai Attacks, Phil Bronstein, Wal-Mart

The story of the guy getting trampled at the New York Wal-Mart lasted about 48 hours in the news cycle.

There are a few "ongoing investigation" clean-up pieces, but the big media wave, like the crush of shoppers busting down the doors for bargains one store employee was anonymously...

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Gavin Newsom

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An Interactive State of the City

Gavin Newsom | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: California, Education, Environment, Gavin Newsom, Government, Green, Health Care, Internet, Mayor Newsom, Politics, San Francisco, State Of The City, Technology, Video, Youtube

Today I am unveiling the first three webisodes of my web-only "Interactive State of the City" simultaneously on San Francisco's city website, sfgov.org, and on YouTube.

Instead of a traditional speech behind a podium, this year I am delivering my State of the City address directly...

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Jodi R. R. Smith

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Civility in Times of Economic Turmoil

Jodi R. R. Smith | Posted December 1, 2008 |

Read More: Business, Job Market, Job Search, Laid Off, Layoffs, Manners, Mannersmith, Professional Networks, Resumes, Social Networking

Civility in Times of Economic Turmoil

The economic news lately has not been good. And if you are like most Americans, the effects of the economy have been hitting closer and closer to home. Within the past week, a handful of people I know well have been...

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Maggie Mahar

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What Does Health Care "Reform" Mean? How Soon Can We Get There? Part 1

Maggie Mahar | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Drugmakers, Health, Healthcare, Industry, Insurers, Lbj, Medicare, Medicare For All, Obama, Overtreatment

Forces calling for Healthcare Reform Now are gaining momentum. I share their sense of urgency -- assuming that they are talking about the "reforms" needed to create an effective, affordable, patient-centered health care system. But if by "reform," they simply mean "universal coverage," I have to disagree.

Granted, giving...

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Michael G. Winston

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The Leadership Promise

Michael G. Winston | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Ceos, Leadership

Welcome to the first in a three part installment on leadership challenges Barack Obama will face in guiding our country through these difficult times.

President-Elect Obama's words rang clear and true... "I came here today, not just to hold an office, but to gather with you to transform a nation...to...

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Justin Krebs

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Cyber Monday: Howard Dean, Ed Asner & You

Justin Krebs | Posted December 1, 2008 | Style

Read More: Cyber Monday, Drinking Liberally, Ed Asner, Holidays, Howard Dean, Living Liberally, The Liberal Card

Drinking Liberally Shot of Truth
by Justin Krebs

Happy Cyber Monday -- that's right, the newly-minted term for the big post-Thanksgiving day of online holiday purchases. While we often dedicate our column to cool organizations -- from Trick-or-Vote to CREDO -- that build social networks through...

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David Sefton

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Volksbuhne Brings Ivanov to Los Angeles

David Sefton | Posted December 1, 2008 | Style

Read More: Chekhov, Chekhov's Ivanov, Dance, German Theater, Ivanov, Los Angeles, Staging, Theater Staging, Theatre, Theatre Staging, UCLA Live, Volksbuhne Theatre

As the Artistic Director of UCLA Live, the most significant part of my job is to travel the globe seeing theatre, dance and performances with a view to inclusion in the season in Los Angeles. For every hundred shows I see there will be one that will be unequivocally fabulous...

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Peggy Drexler

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The End of Normal

Peggy Drexler | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Wall Street, Who We'Ll Be

Historic changes are rattling this country to the core. Rising economic fear, a reordering of global power, an assault on trust, the energizing promise of new leadership -- all are coming together to reshape the future and alter our expectations.

This is the first in a series of columns in...

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Michealene Cristini Risley

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"Another desperate plea from a trapped Zimbabwean"

Michealene Cristini Risley | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Africans, Cholera Outbreak, Desperation, Mbeki, Mugabe, Terrorist, United Nations, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans

Last week's blog created a little bit of tension with some Zimbabweans, who felt that I exaggerated the situation in Zimbabwe. I stand by what I wrote, and believe that the current crisis in Zimbabwe is worse than the outside world knows.

It is no accident that a Human...

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Stanley Kutler

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Bush's 11th-Hour Bid for Secrecy

Stanley Kutler | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Executive Order 13233, George Bush, George W. Bush, Richard Cheney, Secrecy

The times are unprecedented. Not since 1861 have we watched the last gasps of an outgoing administration with such anxiety. Then the nation was concerned with drift and inertia; now we watch for further ideological mischief.

Republicans were aghast in 2001 to discover that President Bill Clinton's staff allegedly...

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Terry Krepel

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WorldNetDaily Thinks Obama Voters Are Immature

Terry Krepel | Posted December 1, 2008 | Media

Read More: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Joseph Farah, Lyle Rossiter, Reb Bradley, Worldnetdaily

After the 2000 presidential election, conservative activists painted Al Gore as a sore loser (man) for questioning results in Florida and not automatically ceding defeat to George W. Bush.

Fast-forward to 2008: WorldNetDaily, having seen its hated candidate, Barack Obama, win decisively, goes the sore-loser route...

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David Sirota

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Our Dear Leader

David Sirota | Posted December 1, 2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Obama Cabinet, Obama National Security, Obama Team

Lots of folks are expressing concern over Barack Obama's appointments, and in my new newspaper column I offer three separate thoughts on the worries: 1) Don't worry so much, 2) Worry a little bit and make your worries heard and 3) What did you expect?

This last point is...

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