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Bob Barr
Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is the Libertarian Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election. He is a former federal prosecutor and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the Georgia 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. He joined the Libertarian Party in 2006. (More at Wikipedia)
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Three Things To Like About An Obama Presidency
In a spirit of bipartisanship, let me offer in good faith three things I believe will be positive about an Obama presidency: 1) Obama has said he will end raids of medicinal cannabis distributors, or “buyers’ clubs.” The idea the ... (Read more...)
Republican National Committee Prepares for Computerized Voting Fraud Legal Battle (Market Wire)
Market Wir (Read more...)
Video: McCain concedes
"Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans." (Read more...)
Live-blogging the 2008 presidential election
By Michael J.W. Stickings (Read more...)
Congratulations, Obama
The One. (Read more...)
McCain's call to Obama
From NBC/NJ's Athena JonesPer Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs, McCain called president-elect Obama at 10 PM Central."Senator Obama thanked Senator McCain for his graciousness and said he had waged a tough race. Senator Obama told Senator... (Read more...)
Well, Here We Go
Vox populi, and that. Which is how we do things. A pair of contenders have faced the nation, run a relatively rancor-free campaign considering the circumstances, with nothing but the usual skulduggeries perpetuated by the usual suspects - who after... (Read more...)
President Barack Hussein Obama
Get used to it. (Read more...)
EMANUEL OFFERED TOP OBAMA SLOT (Carrie Dann/MSNBC)
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Dems will fall short of 60
NBC News projects that incumbent Republican Roger Wicker will pull out a win against former Governor Ronnie Musgrove in Mississippi. With Kentucky's McConnell, Mississippi's Wicker, and Georgia's Chambliss - who looks positioned for reelection -... (Read more...)
Election night open thread
UPDATE: CBS DECLARES THE ELECTION FOR OBAMA. Yes we can. Yes we did. Major hat tip and high props to Matt for following his wife's example in endorsing Obama. Thank God someone had a clue. (Read more...)
Top Thirty Errors That Doomed McCain
Let's get a jump on the well-earned finger-pointing. (Read more...)
More on Pennsylvania
How did the Obama folks win the state the McCain campaign had worked so hard to pick away from Democrats? "Overcame any doubt by focusing on the economy," says one Obama adviser. You might recall the doubts about Obama being... (Read more...)
Round three: CO, NM; Update: Fox calls Ohio for Obama; Update: CNN calls Iowa for Obama; Update: Fox calls Virginia for Obama; Update: Denver Post calls Colorado for Obama; Update: NBC calls the election for Obama
On and on. (Read more...)
One Bit of Good News? Can We Beat Even Stuart Smalley?
CNN's numbers. Bachmann rising, too. Coleman (Incumbent) 740,934 43% Franken 710,344 41% 66% precincts reporting Bachmann (Incumbent) 114,926 48% Tinklenberg 101,266 42% 61% precincts reporting... (Read more...)
Sign of the times
A reader sends a photo he snapped of his neighbor’s garage on his drive to the polls. [...] Read the rest » (Read more...)
Obama Wins PA
This seems to illustrate a few points. 1) Republican attacks on Obama on Wright (aimed at working class whites) and Iran (aimed at Jews) didn't work. Perhaps the Wright attacks even drove up African-American turnout. 2) Obama picked up most... (Read more...)
DelD Offers His Congratulations Speech
So Obama won. It's not the end of the world. Everybody chill out. 1) It's hardly a popular vote blowout. McCain kept it close in a tough anti-republican climate, and there's a still a significant proportion of the population that's... (Read more...)
Round one: IN, VA, OH, NC
Game time. (Read more...)
FNC Calls Virginia For Obama
So, um 2010? How's that looking for you? Whatever you're drinking...make it a double. At least.... (Read more...)
FoxNews Calls Virginia for The Unvetted OneLive Blog: Recriminations & Inebriations
I don't know if this live blog format will work at all for longer postings. It's an experiment.... (Read more...)
Scenes From Election Day
Reports from around the country on what happened at the polls. (Read more...)
The New Majority
In 2000, we had the victory of a man and his machine. A raw exercise in power politics, which rested on a breath of the media wind on a still spinning coin, and the hard reality that all roads leaded to a rubber stamp Five in the court, and a House... (Read more...)
One Small Victory? Murtha Might be LosingNope: Murtha Now Clearly AheadMurtha Declares Victory (But No One Calls it Except Him)
WilliamA tells me that with most of Murtha's less racist, less redneck counties in, it's: MURTHA, JOHN P. (DEM) 26,676 52.3% RUSSELL, WILLIAM (REP) 24,308 47.7% Assuming WilliamA's right that Murtha's centers of strength are already mostly banked,... (Read more...)
Drunkblogging Election Night
Vodkapundit's Stephen Green promises to down a drink for each electoral vote secured. Can he make it to 270? (Read more...)
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- Obama's aunt may be illegal immigrant - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- RNC to seek audit of all contributions to Obama campaign - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Rendell on McCain attacks: 'I think they're just stupid' - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Palin calls Obama comment 'reckless,' criticizes Couric - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- New Obama ad tries to focus nation's attention on the economy - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Biden moment already a campaign ad - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- McCain calls on Obama to repudiate 'shocking' Lewis comments - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Indicted congressman makes it to runoff election - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Clinton weighs in - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Palin makes pitch to seniors in central Florida - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Palin has difficulty naming court case she disagrees with - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Palin hits Obama for 'terrorist' connection - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- CNN confirms: Bill Clinton to campaign with Obama - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Biden's mother-in-law dies - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Palin disagrees with McCain's Michigan decision - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- CNN confirms: Sarah Palin to appear on SNL - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- McCain prepares for next face-off against Obama - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- Biden cancels events as mother-in-law battles illness - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- McCain to supporters: 'You're angry, and I'm angry too' - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)
- McCain aide: Palin 'going rogue' - Blogs from CNN.com (linked in 99 posts)