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Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney, author, lecturer, political activist. He is also a perennial presidential candidate, having run for president in the four previous elections. Many Democrats accuse Nader of siphoning Democratic votes in key states in 2000, costing Al Gore the presidency. (More at Wikipedia)

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Republican Slogan Borrowed From Antidepressant (Carl Hulse/The Caucus)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 16:10

A Spoiler, by Way of the Dairy Case (Dana Milbank/Washington Post)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 16:00

McCain in the Mud - In 2000, I boarded John McCain's campaign bus ... (Richard Cohen/Washington Post)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 15:50

Of yellow dogs and Democrats (John O'Connor/The State)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 15:25

[text] Articles of impeachment w/9 counts filed against Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann

The Columbus Dispatch has the details.  Here are the nine articles: Obstructed the internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment in his office. Willfully and intentionally issued misleading statements under oath. Neglected to perform ... (Read more...)

From: Writes Like She Talks | Posted: 2008-05-13 15:23

Carville: Obama likely to win nomination (Hillary Clinton/CNN)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 14:40

Democrats say let the contest continue (Susan Page/USA Today)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 14:20

Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Racism worries Obama campaign: For all the hope and exci (Read more...)

From: NewsBusters | Posted: 2008-05-13 13:21

First thoughts: Take me home...

From Chuck Todd, Mark Murray, and Domenico Montanaro*** Take me home, country roads: Perhaps the best way to think of today’s West Virginia primary is like the final football game of the regular season, which really won’t impact the teams headed ... (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-05-13 13:13

Bob Barr to run for president as a Libertarian (Johanna Neuman/Los Angeles Times)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-13 04:20

Bob Barr's Potential Impact

Ross Perot's 1992 Reform Party movement got more independent votes (19%) than any third-party candidacy since Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 Bull Moose Party run. But, it's interesting to see (Read more...)

From: Air America Radio - | Posted: 2008-05-13 02:30

Greek News endorses GOP candidate for OH-10, Jim Trakas

From Greek News: Make no mistake about it. Jim Trakas has a great opportunity to win this race. In the March 4th primary election, Jim Trakas won the Republican primary by getting 79.31% of the vote! In comparison, Dennis Kucinich barely received... (Read more...)

From: Writes Like She Talks | Posted: 2008-05-13 01:52

It wasn't anti-war protestors who shunned Vietnam veterans

Simplistic euphemisms aren’t always the best means of analysis and taking political tactics personally is not the best way to weigh their importance. Here’s what Obama (Read more...)

From: Air America Radio - | Posted: 2008-05-13 00:37

McCain Differs With Bush on Climate Change (New York Times)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 23:50

"Nadering McCain"

Dave Weigel covers the announcement: The press corps wanted to know two things: Could Barr be stumped on any policy questions? Did he explicitly want to spoil the election for McCain? The answers were no and no, although Barr's "spoiler"... (Read more...)

From: The Daily Dish | Posted: 2008-05-12 23:01

Video: Bob Barr's runnin' for president

"America deserves better." (Read more...)

From: Hot Air | Posted: 2008-05-12 22:59

You know you're old when

your fifth grader asks you if you were alive during the Great Depression. Unless she’s talking about the early years of marriage? (Read more...)

From: Writes Like She Talks | Posted: 2008-05-12 22:48

Dems to Clinton: Don't Say Anything to Hurt Us (Jake Tapper/ABCNEWS)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 22:35

Jackson Williams: Bob Barr's Libertarian Bid Will Take Votes From John McCain? Not So Fast.

Conventional wisdom says a Bob Barr Libertarian run for president will take votes from the Republican John McCain, and that's good for the Democratic nominee,... (Read more...)

From: HuffingtonPost | Posted: 2008-05-12 21:42

"We would never trust a company like Monsanto to tell the truth"

Quoted from a movie you are not supposed to see. A movie we will never see in the US: (video access gone from Cannablog, (Read more...)

From: Air America Radio - | Posted: 2008-05-12 20:40

Chaos at the Convention

While so much attention has been focused on the race between Obama and Clinton, few people have noticed that things aren’t as rosy as they appear with the Republican race. Andrew Malcolm writes in the LA Times Politics blog: In the last three ... (Read more...)

From: HorsesAss | Posted: 2008-05-12 20:02

Obama's Inability to Hire Good Help Rears Its Head ... Again (Jennifer Parker/Political Punch)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 18:55

Barr Tries for Libertarian Nod

The former congressman decides to seek his new party's nomination. (Read more...)

From: The Caucus | Posted: 2008-05-12 18:02

Barr announces Libertarian White House bid (Ben Evans/Associated Press)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 18:00

O'Reilly's meltdown: 'F*ck it! F*cking thing sucks!' (Amanda/Think Progress)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 18:00

Obama on Zionism and Hamas (Jeffrey Goldberg)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 17:55

Obama gains yet another super

From NBC's Domenico MontanaroObama has gained yet another superdelegate, Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka. Akaka is the second Hawaii superdelegate to announce today and the third superdelegate overall to go to Obama since this morning. Idaho Democratic... (Read more...)

From: First Read | Posted: 2008-05-12 17:53

Bush Hits New Low as 'Wrong Track' Rises (Gary Langer/ABCNEWS)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 17:45

Presidential Race Gets New Entrant: Bob Barr

Susan Davis reports on the presidential race. Move over, Ralph Nader, there’s another third-party candidate who wants in on the presidential ticket this November. Bob Barr announced he will run for president on Monday. (Associated Press; 2004... (Read more...)

From: Washington Wire | Posted: 2008-05-12 17:43

Could Obama Be Another Dukakis? (Susan Estrich/Real Clear Politics)

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From: memeorandum | Posted: 2008-05-12 17:30

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